As part of its existing For Health and Living’s Bee Happy Project, launched in 2015, Inter Valley Health Plan (www.IVHP.com) announces the launch of a secondary initiative: Bee Brainy, that offers educational classes, events and resources dedicated to brain health. Its kick-off events will take place in January at its Medicare Information and Vitality Centers (MIC) in Claremont, Banning, Hemet, Riverside and Victorville.

Inter Valley Health Plan, a not-for-profit Medicare Advantage Health Plan based in the Inland Empire, is committed to enhancing the mind, body and spirit of the older adult community in Southern California. Its Bee Brainy initiative will center on all the elements that help maintain a healthy brain including diet, exercise, socialization and activities.

“Our Bee Happy initiative was so successful and well received, we wanted to provide community residents with additional resources just as valuable to help them maintain overall health, and what better way to do that than to start with the brain,” says Cyndie O’Brien, vice president of member services, Inter Valley Health Plan and creator of the Bee Brainy and Bee Happy program.

As part of the Bee Brainy program, Inter Valley Health Plan will add a new series of free monthly classes at each of the MICs to its For Health and Living event calendar. Classes will include brain games such as Bee Brainy Bingo, ABC’s of Vitamins for the Brain, Mind Diet and Heart Health=Brain Health.

The free Bee Brainy kick-off events will take place at five of Inter Valley Health Plan MICs where attendees are encouraged to bring friends and enjoy brain healthy interactive projects and refreshments.

  • Hemet: January 22 at 1pm. Stater Bros Plaza, 214 E. Stetson Ave. (at State Street), Village West Shopping Center, Hemet.
  • Claremont: January 26 at 10am. Pomona Valley Health Center Building, 1601 Monte Vista Avenue, Suite 275, Claremont.
  • Banning: January 27 at 10am. Sun Lakes Village Shopping Center, 300 S Highland Springs Ave., Suite 10-J, Banning.
  • Victorville: January 28 at 10am. 12209 Hesperia Road, Suite E, Victorville. (Next to Vons).
  • Riverside: January 29 at 10am. Lincoln Plaza, 2995 Van Buren Blvd., Riverside (Lincoln & Van Buren, by Albertsons)
  • RSVP required for all locations. To register, call 800-251-8191 ext. 625 or visit: www.forhealthandliving.com/ivhpevents.

For more information on Bee Brainy and Bee Happy classes and other events hosted by Inter Valley Health Plan, visit: www.forhealthandliving.com/ivhpevents and for more information regarding Inter Valley Health Plan’s Medicare Advantage Plans, please visit www.IVHP.com.

About Inter Valley Health Plan

Inter Valley Health Plan is a not-for-profit, federally qualified, HMO contracted with Medicare and dedicated to providing the best value in senior health care coverage. Headquartered in Pomona, Calif., Inter Valley Health Plan strives to improve the quality of life for seniors throughout its service area and is one of the oldest managed health care plans in Southern California with 35+ years in business. Entrusted by 20,881 individuals stretching from Los Angeles to Orange County to Palm Springs, Riverside, Hemet, Victorville, Temecula, and virtually every city and town in between, Inter Valley Health Plan is dedicated to keeping its members healthy and strong, while maintaining non-profit and real service values. For more information, please visit www.IVHP.com or call Inter Valley Health Plan’s Communication department: (909) 623-6333. Also, please become a fan on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/InterValley.