Include reinstatement of the disproportionately deleted senior classes in particular, although i support a reinstatement of all of them. Its often said these days that sitting is the new smoking, and if so we all have done damage to our health over the past hour and a half. But there is new research that shows that another aspect of modern living is detrimental which is loneliness. Although it doesnt affect seniors only, it does affect them because of a loss of a partner or friend, because of more people being childless. The effect is so great that it is more dangerous to our health than obesity. Loneliness is the same as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. While i dont suggest restoring these classes will cure the issue of loneliness in our city, it is something that should be considered in addition to the benefits of lifelong learning. Speaking personally, when i returned to the sculpture class i had started just a couple of months before my husband died, i found the focus of turning a lump
please note that executive director shireen mcspadden is present. we ask you silence all cell phones and sound-producing devices. thank you. may i have a motion to approve the january 10 agenda? so moved. second. any discussion? all in favor? aye. any opposed? thank you. the motion carries. may i have a motion to approve the december 4, 2019, meeting minutes? so moved. do i have a second? second. thank you. any discussion? call the question, all in favor? aye. any opposed? the motion carryies. now item number 4, the director s report, executive director shireen mcspadden. good morning and happy new year. is this mic on? so i feel like we just met because the holidays kind of sucked up much of december, so i don t have a huge amount to report. i was in washington dc the second week of december which was actually after we met last month. and i was there for the meetings and they are the national association of area agencies on aging. the december meeti
call the question, all in favor? aye. any opposed? the motion carryies. now item number 4, the director s report, executive director shireen mcspadden. good morning and happy new year. is this mic on? so i feel like we just met because the holidays kind of sucked up much of december, so i don t have a huge amount to report. i was in washington dc the second week of december which was actually after we met last month. and i was there for the meetings and they are the national association of area agencies on aging. the december meeting is when we put together the policy priorities for the next year. so we spent quite a bit of time working on that and the issues that came up were the ones that you would expect. things like aging and homelessness, food insecurity, the big kind of big ticket items and basic needs issues that are kind of hitting older adults across the country. so i think everybody was really saying we are experiencing the same issues. there also continues to