Do you have questions about your prescription drugs or about your daily nutritional needs?
Madison County Triad will have two speakers at the Feb. 5 meeting that may be able to help you. We will meet at the Anderson Mounds Mall at 10:30 a.m. in the theater area.
Dr. Chris Stoller, pharmacy operations manager at Saint John’s Hospital, will be one of our speakers. If you have questions about side effects of the prescriptions that you are taking or why you are taking them, then bring them. Dr. Stoller may be able to answer of these types of questions.
Pharmacists have available software systems that help screen for harmful drug interactions.
We also will have Jenny Martin, Nutrition Coordinator at Community Hospital, to answer questions about your nutritional needs.Does the food we are eating losing nutritional value because of the way it is processed and refined? An estimated 30 percent of seniors lose their ability to make stomach acid, and this interferes with the absorption of some nutrients such as vitamin B12 and folic acid. Deficiencies in these nutrients, as well as vitamin B6, can cause neurological changes such as decline in alertness, loss of memory, and numbness of the extremities. What can we do to eat healthier?
January Triad meeting
We had a very informative meeting about charity scams and other fraudulent activities. The new Anderson Police Chief, Larry Crenshaw, spoke at our meeting about the Anderson Police Department’s willingness to partner with Triad in helping to protect seniors. Chief Crenshaw brought Assistant Chief Jim Vaughn and Detective Joel Sandefur. Other speakers were Madison County Sheriff Ron Richardson, Indiana State Police Detective A. J. Kletthiemer and Chris Wilson, Outreach Services Specialist for the Indiana Attorney General. Steve Sylvester, Investigator for Adult Protective Services, was also in attendance.
We had several handouts that those in attendance could take home from these agencies that had information about how to determine if a telephone call is from a legitimate charity or not. If more than 35 percent of the donations are going to marketing and administrative costs, that charity will get a poor rating from the Better Business Bureau.
We also had a handout of tips on charity solicitations from the BBB. Most of these law enforcement officers suggested it would probably be safer donating money to local charities.
Another telemarketing scam was reported last week: a promise of winning $2,500. The caller asked that $85 be sent to the telemarketer and then two fraudulent checks for $8,000 and $8,500 were sent to the victim which was followed by requests for more money. More information about this scam will be discussed in next month’s column.
Sheriff Richardson
Madison County Sheriff Ron Richardson talked about the “Sheriff’s Cornhole Tourney & Chili Cookoff” at the Chesterfield Community Church of God. Triad was named by the sheriff as a beneficiary to share part of the profits with the church. It was well-attended and everybody shared in the fellowship, enjoyed some really good chili and had a good time. Triad would like to take this opportunity to thank Sheriff Richardson and the church for their support.
Dennis Lanane is chairman of Madison County Triad. His column appears the first Sunday of each month. He can be reached at qparadigm1@gmail.com
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Dennis Lanane is chairman of Madison County Triad. He can be reached at qparadigm@iquest.net or 641-2470.
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