Christopher Ball

UNC DPT c/o 2015

- o in a facilitative manner to enhance perception of control and peer supported learning o in a facilitative manner to enhance perception of control and peer supported learning atmosphere18
- o every other week for 90 minutes and will target 7 areas for nutritional improvement (dairy, o every other week for 90 minutes and will target 7 areas for nutritional improvement (dairy, macronutrient rich foods, iron rich foods, dark-green leafy vegetables)18
- § Will allot 30 minutes for each element of educational intervention18
- § Providing nutritional information
- § Developing an action plan to implement dietary improvements
- § Sharing successes and brainstorming collectively as a group methods to better maintain healthy eating habits.
- o dinner will be held monthly18 o dinner will be held monthly18
- § Composed of food prepared by community gardening participants

## Active Gardening Component:

- • task-based activities will vary based on necessity, growing season period of growth cycle. • task-based activities will vary based on necessity, growing season period of growth cycle.
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- o 5 days during the week (MWF) 8am-5pm and weekends (sat/sun 11pm-5pm) o 5 days during the week (MWF) 8am-5pm and weekends (sat/sun 11pm-5pm)
- o offered will depend on how many sign up o offered will depend on how many sign up
- o schedules regarding both staff and gardening participants o schedules regarding both staff and gardening participants
- o least one PT/OT will be present onsite Saturdays and Sundays o least one PT/OT will be present onsite Saturdays and Sundays
- o Clinicians of prospective healthcare professions as well as employees at the community o Clinicians of prospective healthcare professions as well as employees at the community center and community volunteers well versed in manual labor (Farmers, construction, landscaping) will be trained in the identification and basic modes of correcting maladaptive body positioning, signs of fatigue, and acute condition changes within elderly participants
- o achieve adequate volunteer and health professional participation to ensure at least one o achieve adequate volunteer and health professional participation to ensure at least one person of which is present daily. Otherwise participants will be informed of the days and/or times trained volunteer staff will be present during the week.
- o staff to patient ratio for more individualized attention and assistance when necessary o staff to patient ratio for more individualized attention and assistance when necessary
- o inquire and enlist support and participation from the local chapter of “Future Farmers of o inquire and enlist support and participation from the local chapter of “Future Farmers of America (FFA) to assist with the continued maintenance of the garden plots on days not offered.
- • session Duration: • session Duration:
- o may stay the duration of the day however, time-slots will be offered in 3 hour o may stay the duration of the day however, time-slots will be offered in 3 hour increments with up to 20 being able to participate simultaneously
- o participant complete two separate 30 min bouts or multiple shorter bouts of 10 min o participant complete two separate 30 min bouts or multiple shorter bouts of 10 min depending on preference and patient tolerance. Participants are strongly rest for at least 20 minutes during the 1 hour period
- o group warm-up, therapeutic exercise and stretching can be completed at onset and o group warm-up, therapeutic exercise and stretching can be completed at onset and completion of each three-hour session and is strongly recommended
- o will relate to gardening practices and mimic static/dynamic functional movement and/or o will relate to gardening practices and mimic static/dynamic functional movement and/or poses incorporated in yoga and Tai-Chi
- o onsite will monitor form and participant condition to insure any significant and acute change is o onsite will monitor form and participant condition to insure any significant and acute change is identified and dealt with appropriately.

### Senior Walking/Hiking Group