Healthy Aging Expo In Chatham County

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Chatham County Aging Services will hold its first “Healthy Aging Expo” on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at the Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center in Pittsboro.

Designed to gather a wide range of aging subject matter experts in one building, this event is the merging of two popular offerings by the former Chatham County Council on Aging and Aging Services – the Healthy Heart and Body Expo and the Senior Education Conference.

“We are excited to introduce the Healthy Aging Expo to our annual calendar of events,” said Ashlyn Martin, Aging Services director. “The goal of the Expo is to help older adults in Chatham County – and surrounding areas – live their best lives by empowering them with the information they need to reach their own individual goals.”

The event will feature four separate themes, or tracks. They are Healthy Brain and Body, Healthy Finances, Healthy Spiritual and Emotional Health, and Healthy Transitions. The event will begin at 9 a.m. with a Resource Fair in the main exhibit hall of the center. Each of the track sessions will last approximately 45 minutes and will remain in one room throughout the duration of the Expo. Individuals will be able to remain in one track throughout the day, or they may attend additional tracks at their choosing.

Jill Simmerman, Deputy Director of the North Carolina Division of Aging, will be the keynote speaker during lunch at noon, also in the main exhibit hall. There is no cost to attend, but registration is required.

Individuals may register in one of two ways. Registration forms, which can be filled out and returned to the front desk, are available at both the Pittsboro Center for Active Living (365 Highway 87 North) and the Siler City Center for Active Living (112 Village Lake Drive). An online registration option is available at the Aging Services website, www.chathamcountync.gov/agingservices by clicking on the “Healthy Aging Expo” tab and completing the fillable form.

For the most up-to-date information on the Healthy Aging Expo, visit www.chathamcountync.gov/agingservices under the “Healthy Aging Expo” tab or the department’s Facebook page at “Chatham County Aging Services.” The complete event program will be available for download by Friday, August 16.

2024 Healthy Aging Expo Schedule

9 a.m. – Resource Fair

10:15 a.m. – 11 a.m. – Track Session 1 (Healthy Brain & Body, Healthy Finances, Healthy Transitions, Healthy Spiritual & Emotional Health)

11:15 a.m. – Noon – Track Session 2

Noon – 1 p.m. – Lunch with Keynote Speaker, Jill Simmerman, Deputy Director, North Carolina Division of Aging

1:15-2 p.m. – Track Session 3

2:15-3 p.m. Track Session 4