Chinese-American Planning Council and CaringKind to Provide Free Caregiver Workshop Series in Queens

About this event

The Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC), in partnership with CaringKind, will provide free caregiving workshops in Flushing, Queens through December. The workshops are free to the public and designed to support caregivers in their work, strengthen practical caregiving skills and provide opportunities for professional development. Series topics will include health awareness and disease prevention, dementia, hypertension, diabetes management, fall prevention, mental health, stress relief and coping strategies. The workshop series will run on select Fridays from September 11 through December 18, from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. at EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care. Light refreshments, giveaways and health resource information will be provided. Registration for the events is required and can be done at emblemhealth.com/events or by calling 1-800-447-0752. Workshop dates and topics include : 10/23 Mental Health Conversation with Dr. Echo Song (NYC DOMH) 11/6 Interventional Cardiology with Dr. Linie Hou (Northwell Health) 11/13 Mental Health / Street Relief with Maritza Terrones (La Jornada) 11/20 Brain Health and Caregiving with Ms. Weijing Shi (Caringkind) 12/4 Hepatitis B with Jamie Jimyeong Son, NP (Northwell) 12/11 Mental Health/Stress Release for Caregivers with Yuanfen Chi, LCSW (CAIPA) 12/18 Fall Prevention with NYPQ Physician (NYP Queens)