When: Saturday, April 13, 2024
10 AM – 12 PM
Where: Community Room, Woonsocket Harris Library
*Registration required*

Come to the Woonsocket Harris Library on Saturday, April 13 for a free balance screening! The library is partnering with the URI Department of Physical Therapy (DPT), the Community Health Network (CHN), and Carelink for this opportunity.

During your screening, a licensed rehabilitation therapist or a URI physical therapist Ph.D. student will administer a series of clinical physical tests, and provide recommendations on how to improve balance and reduce falls. All ages welcome – individuals who use a walker, cane or other assisted device also welcome! Total assessments take approximately 30 minutes.

* You must sign up in advance *- space is limited. Available slots are in 15-minute increments from 10:00 -11:45 AM. Please call the library at 401-767-4124 (or email rflynn@woonsocketlibrary.org) to reserve your time slot. (Alternate contact: communityhealthnetwork@ripin.org or 401-432-7217)

This program is based on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention‘s Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries (STEADI).