Berea Elks #1815 Conducts Health Wellness Programs For Local Veterans & Active Military

Berea Elks Lodge #1815 recently conducted a mental and health wellness program designed for veterans and active military which was hosted by the American Legion Post 91 in Berea.

The program addressed reintegration to civilian life, PTSD mitigation, and learning personal health warning signs.  It helped those who attended learn how to impact their personal health and wellness and learn the warning signs of deteriorated wellness for fellow veterans and other

Take aways for attendees included an ability to track wellness metrics through wearable devices provided by the program and to learn how to build a foundational routine for an understanding about HOW and WHY, rather only learning WHAT impacts wellness.

Berea Elks Trustee, Pat Greenhill

 It featured a presentation on building foundational routines to improve resilience using the 3R’s:

Emotional Resilience
Mission Readiness
Healthy Reintegration

The program was free to all active military and veterans and included gift bags containing personal health monitoring equipment, health diaries, and other supplies essential to the program.

Light snacks were served during the presentation, with a dinner afterwards to honor the service of our Veterans.

The program was presented by Berea Elks Trustee, Pat Greenhill who is also an actively serving Berea Law Enforcement Officer. American Legion Post 91 of Berea generously donated their facility and promoted the event with the veterans of the post.

The entire program was made possible by a Freedom Grant awarded to Berea Elks Lodge #1815 by the Elks National Foundation