DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) — Wisconsin is #1 in the country for fall related deaths; but a program at the De Pere Health Department is hoping to change that.
‘Bingocize’, a combination of bingo, fall-prevention exercises, and health-related trivia is a program for older adults.
“The program has been around for a while, but I would say within the last year or so it’s made its way to Wisconsin,” said Danielle Jauquet, a public health nurse with the De Pere Health Department. “But there’s a handful of places throughout the state who have been doing it and are seeing good success.”
In Brown County, there are about 32 reported falls everyday.
The program is free for adults 55 and older. It starts Feb. 26 and is offered through May 1 at the De Pere Community Center on Grant Street every Monday and Wednesday.
Click here to register and learn more.
For the City of De Pere Fall and Resource Guide, click here.
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