Health

The Alzheimer’s Association & Long Island Chapter and East End Committee invite East End residents to take part in an Alzheimer’s Community Forum on Thursday, April 7 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Riverhead Library.

Riverhead Community Awareness Program, Inc. (CAP) has been awarded a federal five-year Mental Health Awareness Training Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, providing $125,000 per year for CAP to coordinate Adult and Youth Mental Health First Aid Training to individuals and organizations in Riverhead and the surrounding communities.

As baby boomers continue to retire and the East End’s demographics skew ever older, age-friendly practices have become a more and more vital part of providing healthcare here. Peconic Bay Medical Center announced Dec. 7 that it has been recognized as an “Age-Friendly System” by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.

A retired doctor and philanthropist has donated $1 million to the Emergency Department at Peconic Bay Medical Center (PBMC), to

The Alzheimer’s Association’s Long Island Chapter will hold a two-day conference, “Thriving at Home on the East End: Activities and