(ALONG BUFFALO VALLEY RAIL TRAIL)
120 Hardwood Dr, Lewisburg, PA 17837
May 11, 2:00 - 4:00 PM
This event will highlight the physical and mental health benefits of outdoor connections for older adults, educate around issues related to social isolation, and demonstrate opportunities to bring nature to the underserved and get older adults outside.
Staff and residents of nearby long-term care and senior living facilities as well as older adults living in the community are invited to attend.
INVITED SPEAKERS:
- Acting Aging Secretary Jason Kavulich
- DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn
- Acting Health Secretary Dr. Debra Bogen (invited)
- David Saunders, Office of Health Equity Director
- Kendra Auker, CEO Evangelical Community Hospital
Attendees will have the opportunity to experience nature and the outdoors through various activities, including:
- Walking along the trail
- Riding along the trail on trishaws
- Hands-on nature activities
- Virtual reality demonstrations
HELD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:
Audubon – Seven Mountains⬧ Bucknell University Office of Civic Engagement⬧CommUnity Zone⬧Council on Aging in Union County⬧Evangelical Community Hospital⬧Geisinger Medical Center Lewisburg Neighborhoods⬧Miller Center for Recreation and Wellness ⬧ Penn State University⬧PA Downtown Center⬧PA Parks and Forests Foundations⬧PA Recreation and Park Society⬧ PA Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine⬧ Union-Snyder County Area Agency on Aging
