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Karishma Devjani Yeong Kyung Kang Maria Stavropolous December 10 th, 2013 Jump for Your Silver Life

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Target Population and Setting Our program is for senior citizens who are above the age of 60 Since one of the primary locations that seniors visit to socialize with other seniors is a senior center, Jump for Your Silver Life will be introduced to such senior centers in select neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Queens Neighborhoods include: Flushing, Jackson Heights and Bayside in Queens along with Sheepshead Bay, Dyker Heights, and Bay Ridge in Brooklyn

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Purpose Americas aging population is steadily increasing. There are 40 million Americans who are over the age of 65. By 2050, the population will increase to 89 million In New York City, there are more seniors in Brooklyn and Queens than in other boroughs Nutritional status of seniors 38% of those aged 65 and above are overweight. Approximately, 25.9% are obese. There are more than 820,000 seniors who are physically inactive! In Brooklyn, there are 34.7% of elders aged 65 and above that are obese. In Queens, there 25.7% elders that are obese

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Implications Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asserts that obesity can increase ones risk of: 1. Coronary heart disease, stroke, and high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes. Two out of three older Americans have multiple chronic conditions 94.3% of those older than 65 are prescribed for blood pressure medications 2. Cancers, such as endometrial, breast, and colon cancer. 3. High total cholesterol or high levels of triglycerides. 4. Liver and gallbladder disease. 5. Sleep apnea and respiratory problems. 6. Degeneration of cartilage and underlying bone within a joint (osteoarthritis). 7. Reproductive health complications such as infertility. 8. Mental health conditions 12% of those older than 65 do not receive either rarely or never receive emotional OR social support

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Other health problems Falls Leading to hospital visits because of experiencing head trauma, spine fractures, hip, ankle and forearm injuries Fear of making regular movement Low consumption of fruits and vegetables

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How does the future look? Increased demand of health care services and medical costs This is where Jump for Your Silver Life comes into action! We recognize that Americas seniors need immediate attention and care because they are lacking social/emotional support, face increasing medical costs, and are already at risk of chronic diseases. It lends a helping hand and the needed resources so that seniors can transform their later years into their first act of life ( I wanted to say they are becoming young, and energetic herewhat is a better way to end it?)

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Goals Seniors in New York are not physically active. Engaging in regular exercise can prevent obesity, age- related diseases (i.e. sarcopenia), experiencing falls, type 2 diabetes, and heart diseases With that in mind: Our goal is to encourage seniors of age 60 and over to increase their physical activity levels and take control of their nutritional status.

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Objectives Increase physical activity level of seniors 65 and over by 45% by the end of 2 years Decrease the percentage of adults 65 and over with BMI over 30.0 to 25% by the end of 2 years

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Program Design In order to promote daily physical activity, our team will hold regular group fitness classes to enforce that behavior Fitness classes will be led by fitness instructors three times a week. Exercises will help seniors meet their physical activity guidelines A variety of exercise routines will used in order to target the common health problems seniors face today Tai Chi- improves balance and reduces their risk of falls

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At times, outdoor physical activity will replace exercises routines at senior centers to motivate seniors to use their communitys resources to achieve their goals In our wish to increase physical activity among seniors, we would also like to create a supportive environment for them. That is why our fitness classes will be for groups of individuals. Exercising in a group setting will help provide social support that some seniors lack today. Ooh yeah, lets party now! 1, 2, Cha Cha Cha !

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Program Design (contd.) To improve seniors nutritional status: Seniors will also have a chance to receive nutritional counseling by a Registered Dietitian Counseling sessions will be scheduled every two months to monitor their progress

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Evaluation Mechanisms In- Process Evaluation Focus group interviews, surveys, will be conducted to assess the effectiveness of the program. Is the program helping to alleviate their fear of making movement? What are their thoughts on the typical format of our classes? Are our services being delivered to the right audience? Is our program being marketed well? Outcome Evaluation Can be conducted by our Registered Dietitians to evaluate our participants improvement on nutritional status, adoption of healthy food choices

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Marketing Advertisements in: Local newspapers such as Brooklyn Daily, The Brooklyn Paper, Bay News, Flushing Times, Bayside Times Local radio shows! Hey Brooklyn Seniors!

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Whoa! I must go!

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News 12 Brooklyn (12 on Health) Doctor offices Insurance companies AARP Participating in Senior Care shows Libraries Say, what is all this hype about Jump for Your Silver Life? Maybe I should join it!

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Study Timeline

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Take- Home Message Jump for Your Silver Life seeks to provide a holistic edge to physical activity programs directed towards older Americans. It takes a step further by extending nutritional counseling, coupled with opportunities for social networking, to support not only the older populations physical health, but also their mental health.

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THANK YOU!