Live Healthy Georgia, Seniors Taking Charge

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Live Healthy Georgia, Seniors Taking Charge!!!

• Presenter
• Sudha Reddy, MS, RD, LD
• Chief Nutritionist Wellness Program Director
• Georgia Division of Aging Services

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Program Outline

• National state aging trends
• Nutrition health status of older Georgians
• Live Healthy Georgia Campaign
• Live Healthy Georgia-Seniors Taking Charge
  Community Intervention
• Live well, age well web site
• Partnerships to promote health wellness
• Summary

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National Aging Trends

• In 2003
• 35.9 million older adults
• 12.4 of the population
• By 2030
• 75.1 million older adults
• 20 of population

http//www.aoa.gov/prof/Statistics/2004Pop/Stterr2
004_files/sheet004.asp http//wonder.cdc.gov/WONDE
R/help/populations/population-projections/PressTab
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State Aging Trends

• In 2004
• 9.6 of GA is 65
• GA ranks 12th in nation
• By 2030 GA will have
• 1,907,837 older adults
• 15.9 of its population

http//www.aoa.gov/prof/Statistics/2004Pop/Stterr2
004_files/sheet004.asp http//wonder.cdc.gov/WONDE
R/help/populations/population-projections/PressTab
5.xls
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Nutrition and Health Status of Older Georgians

• Georgia ranks very low in
• Physically unhealthy days (38th)
• Number of days during the previous month when
  older adults reported their physical health was
  not good
• No leisure time physical activity (38th)
• Daily activities including walking, gardening,
  etc.
• Older adults who are eating 5 or more fruits and
  vegetables daily (45th)
• Percentage of older adults who are obese (38th)
• BMI greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2

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Governors Live Healthy Georgia Campaign
Goal An outreach initiative that aims to
provide Georgians with ways to live healthier
lives and prevent chronic diseases.
Goal An outreach initiative that aims to
provide Georgians with ways to live healthier
lives and prevent chronic diseases.
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Key Messageshttp//www.livehealthygeorgia.org/

• Get checked
• Be smoke free
• Be active
• Eat healthy
• Be positive

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Live Healthy Georgia-Seniors Taking Charge
Kick-off
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Live Healthy Georgia-Seniors Taking Charge
Kick-off
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Live Healthy Georgia-Seniors Taking Charge
Kick-off
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Live Healthy Georgia - Seniors Taking
ChargeStatewide Community Intervention

• Educational objectives
• Improve knowledge and behaviors related to
  fruits, vegetables, physical activity, physical
  function, and diabetes self-management
• Partners
• Division of Aging Services, Aging Network,
  University of Georgia, Diabetes Association of
  Atlanta, Health Departments
• Intervention sites
• 40 Georgia senior centers

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Live Healthy Georgia - Seniors Taking
ChargeStatewide Community Intervention

• Participants
• 815 enrolled in the study
• 240 with self-reported diabetes
• (depends on definition)
• 600 others
• Design
• Informed consent, pre-test (60 minutes)
• Intervention (16 lessons x up to 60 minutes)
• Post-test (30 minutes)

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Live Healthy Georgia - Seniors Taking
ChargeStatewide Community Intervention

• Program materials
• 16 weeks, 1 lesson per week at senior centers
• 8 lessons Serving Up Fruits, Vegetables and
  Physical Activity Everyday!
• 8 lessons Seniors Taking Charge of Diabetes!
• Reviewed by experts
• Menus, recipes, handouts, games
• All lessons include physical activity
• Step counter
• Walking
• Chair exercises (NIA)

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Fruit and Vegetable Bingo to Make Learning Fun
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Topics - Diabetes

• Six Daily Dos for Diabetes
• Be Physically Active Everyday
• Check Your Feet
• Taking Medications and Testing Blood Sugar
• Eat Healthy Plan Your Portions and Plates
• Eat Healthy Meal Timing and Carbohydrate
  Counting
• Eat Healthy Take Down Fat, Cholesterol, and
  Sodium
• Get Checked for Your A, B, Cs

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MessagesSix Daily Dos Help set Daily Goals
for Diabetes Self-Management
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Live Healthy Georgia - Seniors Taking
ChargeStatewide Community Intervention

• Training the educators
• Diverse backgrounds
• Work with other community partners
• Provided with all materials and available online
  www.livewellagewell.info/study/materials.htm
• Statewide training
• Onsite training
• Technical assistance by phone and email

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Live Healthy Georgia - Seniors Taking
ChargeStatewide Community Intervention

• Program implementation
• 16 weeks, 1 lesson per week at senior centers
• Lessons about 1 hour
• Diabetes self-management and/or nutrition
• Physical activity

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Results
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Results
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Results
Total High Initial
Sample A1C (Plt0.0001)
(Plt0.0001)
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Results
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Results
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Results
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Results
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Results
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Thank you for the time youve spent with us.
The sessions have helped me to focus more on what
I need to improve on not only for my weight,
but also for my diabetes. Senior Center
Participant   The people with diabetes really
enjoyed the lessons. It was general in a sense,
but they soon realized that they didnt know as
much as they should about managing diabetes. It
really helped them. Also, everyone loved the
fruit and vegetable Bingo game. AAA Wellness
Coordinator  I participated in the Live Healthy
Georgia - Seniors Taking Charge study and lost 8
pounds and am down 2 clothing sizes. Stay active
- don't sit down with folded hands. Be on the
move! Senior Center Participant
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Website for Live Healthy Georgia- Seniors Taking
Charge! www.livewellagewell.info

• Goals
• Promote healthy aging and healthy living
• Authoritative source of information to age well
  and live well
• Practical information to promote healthy aging
• Target Audience
• Consumers Georgians age 50
• Families and caretakers/caregivers
• Health professionals who work with older adults

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Website for Live Healthy Georgia- Seniors Taking
Charge! www.livewellagewell.info

• Partners
• Division of Aging Services
• University of Georgia
• Benefits
• Translates Live Healthy Georgia messages for
  older adults and their families
• Provides information on healthy living, disease
  risk management, and links to community resources

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Summary

• Georgia is aging!
• Community Intervention
• Diabetes self-management
• Fruits, vegetables
• Physical activity, step counters
• Challenges
• Results show program benefits participants
• www.livewellagewell.info/study/materials.htm
• Website www.livewellagewell.info
• Reinforce healthy living messages for those 50
  and their families and caregivers