“Balance and Mobility,” a four-part health education program designed to help older individuals stay strong, mobile, and independent, will be offered by the Fairview Hospital Rehabilitation Department at Berkshire South Regional Community Center on four consecutive Thursdays starting on September 26 at 12 noon. To advance the health and wellness of the community, the program is free of charge.

Falls are one of the leading causes of hospitalization among older adults. Each program will focus on one aspect of mobility and provide strategies and exercises to educate the community on fall prevention.

Fairview’s Director of Rehabilitation Services, Victoria Guy, PT, DPT, notes the purpose of the program is to raise awareness of the risks that are common in an aging community. “Our goal is to focus on tools and information that will help our community in preventing falls and show the importance of strengthening that they can do themselves each day that will help them avoid falls and related injuries.”

To register, call (413) 854-9744 or email vguy@bhs1.org for more information.