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Senior Wellness Program

A Good Idea

Description

St. Johns County Council on Aging's Senior Wellness Program offers an exercise program and nutrition classes to low-income elderly clients.

Goal / Mission

The goal of this program is to improve the quality of life of residents of Northeast Florida by providing programs and services which raise the health, education and economic standards of citizens living at the lowest social and economic levels.

Results / Accomplishments

The participants have overcome many health problems, they are active in community projects and events, some have returned to work, also many volunteer in the local school system.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
St. Johns County Council on Aging
Primary Contact
Vicky Elmore, Family & Community Services Manager
Northeast Florida Community Action Agency
79 Bridge Street
St. Augustine, Florida 32084
(904) 824-0978
VELMORE@NFCAA.ORG
Topics
Health / Older Adults
Health / Physical Activity
Organization(s)
St. Johns County Council on Aging
Source
Center for Community Action Research
Date of publication
2002
Date of implementation
1999
Location
St. Augustine, FL
For more details
http://www.coasjc.com/
Target Audience
Older Adults

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A Good Idea meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program funding source, program implementation steps and outcomes.
  2. The program evaluation is limited to descriptive measure(s) of success/accomplishment (i.e., program participation rates, number of services/education sessions/radio messages provided). Note: oftentimes, the program has been newly implemented and a program evaluation has not yet been conducted. Programs that have not yet been evaluated, but which show promise in improving health or quality of life, are classified as Good Ideas until an evaluation is conducted.