Walk to End Alzheimer's Sept 16
<p> Alzheimer’s Awareness Walk!</p> <p> College is a time to learn and make memories and friends to last a lifetime. What if one day you woke up and couldn’t remember anything about college? Alzheimer’s is typically seen as an “old” person’s disease, but the time to start preventing it is now!</p> <p> Join us as we raise awareness of the prevention of Alzheimer’s! The ODU Alzheimer’s Awareness Walk is September 16, 2014 at 12:30pm (registration starts at noon) on the Kaufman Mall. Join us!</p> <p> Quick Facts about Alzheimer’s:</p> <ul> <li> 5.4 million people in the United States are living with dementia costing over 200 billion in healthcare costs. </li> <li> While the leading cause of Alzheimer’s is growing old, lifestyle factors play a significant role in the development and severity of the disease.</li> <li> Eating healthy, exercising, not smoking, and challenging your brain are recommended by the Alzheimer’s Association as ways to reduce your risk.</li> </ul> <p> The ODU Alzheimer’s Walk is in support of the South Hampton Roads Walk to End Alzheimer’s. This walk is scheduled for Oct 12<sup>th</sup> at 10am in Virginia Beach. To learn more about how to get involved or to fundraise, please visit: <a href="http://act.alz.org/site/TR/Walk2014/VA-SoutheasternVirginia?fr_id=5774&pg=entry">http://act.alz.org/site/TR/Walk2014/VA-SoutheasternVirginia?fr_id=5774&pg=entry</a>.</p>
Posted By: TAMORAH PARK
Date: Mon Sep 08 16:15:34 EDT 2014