Family Connection Inc.’s Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team (ADAPT) Coalition is a group of people who care about and work together on different substance abuse prevention initiatives throughout Essex County. One of ADAPT’s initiatives is the Wellness Initiative for Senior Education (WISE) Program, a curriculum-based health promotion program that aims to help older adults increase their knowledge and awareness of issues related to health and the aging process, including prescription medication misuse and abuse.

The WISE Program is a six-lesson curriculum, each lesson aims to increase knowledge and awareness related to health, aging, and substance use. WISE provides older adults (60+) with information and resources needed to maintain a healthy lifestyle. The lessons are as follows:

Lesson 1: Understanding the Changes Associated with Aging

Lesson 2: Aging Sensitivity

Lesson 3: Valuing Cultural and Generational Diversity

Lesson 4: Medication and the Older Adult

Lesson 5: Substance Abuse, Addiction, and Older Adults

Lesson 6: An Enhanced Quality of Life

Zoom link will be provided after registration.

For more information, please contact:

Julia Revoredo, jrevoredo@familyconnectionsnj.org