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Come Exercise With Us
Each weekday we offer some great exercise classes. Click the classes below to learn more about each class and what days and times they are offered!
- ZUMBA GOLD with Emily Brenner
- A Taste of Qigong – Tuesdays 10:30
- Virtual On-Line Dancing Party With Lynn Modell
- Ping Pong – Mondays from 12:00-2:00 – from 2:00-3:00 pm (Beginners Only)
- Ping Pong – Wednesdays and Fridays from 12:00-4:30 pm
- Broadway Dance Class Wednesdays w/ Denise
- Broadway Dance Class Tuesdays w/ Denise
- Dancing Through the Decades w/Denise
Ask a Geriatrician
In our monthly newsletter, Dr. Suzanne Salamon, Chief Associate of Clinical Geriatrics at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, answers your general questions about aging and geriatric medicine. Editor’s note: If you have questions for Dr. Salamon, e‐mail them to ejwilliams@brooklinema.gov.
Click here to view this month’s newsletter column.
We are pleased to announce that 2024 Edition Ask a Geriatrician Books are available. You may also download the 2024 publication electronically, just Click Here!
This publication includes all of Dr. Suzanne Salamon’s “Ask a Geriatrician” columns that have appeared this year in The Brookline Beacon Newsletter, as well as updated articles. Each professional column addresses topics and readers’ questions ranging from Abdominal Aortic Aneurism to Vitamin D usage, helping to make medical information less confusing and daunting. For over a decade Dr. Suzanne Salamon has shared her professional expertise and thanks to the generosity of donors and sponsors, we are able to share this compilation of articles without cost, and provide older adults with significant health information. Promoting healthy aging is an essential part of BSC’s mission and we welcome this opportunity to provide our community with this wonderful book that encourages health and wellness.
Digital Health Aids for Seniors
Explore this new online learning hub which builds on a 10-session course presented at the Senior Center for the past 4 years. It aims to educate seniors (and caregivers) about self-health monitoring & information using smartphone apps, Bluetooth connected devices and information websites.
It consists of 12 health topic-specific modules and an AI chatbot (Geri the AI geriatrician) built on the Claude chatbot (from Anthropic). Each module consists of slides with text & audio narratives (in multiple languages), FAQs, and the conversational Geri chatbot which can answer your questions about the material. This is an educational website, it is not medical advice, it does not replace guidance from a medical professional.
Click on the red arrow to jump to the learning hub website. To return to the Senior Center website from the Learning Hub, you’ll be able to click on a red button labeled Exit Learning Hub which appears on every webpage. Click the blue button to download a descriptive PDF flyer that you can share with others.