Seniors Count is a collaborative community initiative involving many organizations and individuals partnering to ensure each elder receives the help he or she needs in order to maintain their independence, and to safely live out their lives with dignity and in the manner they choose. For more information about Seniors Count please call 603.644.2240 or visit www.seniorscountnh.org

Over the past few years, the support that we received from Seniors Count partners and friends has helped to address the critical needs of the frail elderly in Greater Manchester. We are making significant progress on many fronts.

In our continuing effort to shape new approaches to seniors’ issues. Seniors Count is proud to be a part of this fall’s Dartmouth Community Medical School’s public lecture program. This important series entitled, “The New Thinking About Aging: Fostering Health, Coping with Frailty,” will run for seven weeks and feature discussions led by some of the most prominent experts in the field of geriatrics.

One lecture of special note entitled “Seniors Count: Imagine a Senior-Friendly Community,” is coordinated and sponsored by Seniors Count partners and will take place Wednesday, November 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Nancy S. Boettiger Auditorium at the Derryfield School in Manchester. Beth Carroll of New Hampshire Public Television will host a panel discussion with New Hampshire’s health and social service leaders on designing livable communities for seniors with Elinor Ginzler, Director for Livable Communities from the Office of Social Impact at AARP. Panelists include Stephens J. Bartles, MD and others to be announced.

The complete series includes the following sessions which are held from 6:30-9 p.m. at The Derryfield School, 2108 River Road, Manchester, NH:

Sept. 18: But I Was Born Young!

How and why we age

Stephen J. Bartles, MD
Donald L. St. Germaine, MD

Sept. 25: Heart of Hearts – Don’t Fail Me Now!

Advances in the prevention and treatment of heart disease

Robert Capodilupo, MD, FACC
Mary MGowan, MD

Diane Palac, MD

Adam Schwarz, MD

Sept. 27: “Young at Heart” Chorus

Special concert at The Dana Center at St. Anselm College. Concert tickets are available at www.anselm.edu/dana/boxoffice.

Oct. 2: Boning Up for the Long Haul

Helping our joints and skeleton cope with decades of wear and tear

Lin A. Brown, MD

Julie P. Fago, MD

Michael B. Mayer, MD

Deborah A. Peltier, MD

Oct. 9: Getting Engaged

The fine art of making complex decisions about your health care options

Lisa A. Leinau, MD

Dennis M. McCullough, MD

David W. Nierenberg, MD

Oct. 16: Is There Light on the Horizon?

Making progress in preventing and treating stroke and macular degeneration

Julie P.W. Bynum, MD

Chris R. Fields, OD

M. Brooke Herndon, MD

Timothy G. Lukovits, MD

Rosalind A. Stevens, MD

Oct. 23: Grey Matter Matters

The biology and challenges of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases

Julie P.W. Bynum, MD

David J. Coffey, MD

Robert B. Santulli, MD

Rand S. Swenson, MD, PhD

Lynn A. Villemaire, MD

 Nov. 7: Seniors Count – Imaging a Senior-Friendly Community

Designing livable, accessible, senior-friendly communities for successful aging. Join health care and social service leaders for a community forum and panel discussion about making the greater Manchester area a more senior-friendly community.

Registration is $30 in advance for all seven sessions. Advanced registration is strongly encouraged as space is limited. For more information or to register for the Aging Series, please call (603) 653-1532 or visit http://ccehs.dartmouth-hitchcock.org/eventinfo_86.html.

Given the urgency of our work, the progress we have made, and the importance of our future initiatives, we hope you will join us at these exciting events.