1. A SSESSMENT OF S ENIOR P OPULATION IN J OHNSON C ITY Karen Carver Hannah Gaebler Lane Britt Laura Martin Kani Smith

2. P OPULATION Adults age 55 or older living in Johnson City, Tennessee who utilize the senior citizen center for a variety of activities and services.

3. W HY DID WE CHOOSE THE SENIOR CENTER Accessible Growing population Holistic approach to better the life of senior citizens. Opportunity for us to learn more about the senior population in Johnson City.

4. O BJECTIVES Assess the needs of Johnson City Senior Center Evaluate available resources for this population Create a plan of action based on greatest needs identified by survey

5. W INDSHIELD SURVEY Located in the residential community next to I-26 Accessible to downtown Johnson City and Bus Depot Limited foot traffic Close to senior public housing and Asbury Place nursing home. Near downtown clinic Near library

6. C OMMUNITIES STATISTICS Johnson City has a large population of older adults: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/47/4738320.html http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/47/4738320.html Living on less than 20,000 a year: http://health.state.tn.us/statistics/PdfFiles/BRFSS%202008%20Regional/BRFSS_DemographicsInc ome_08.pdf http://health.state.tn.us/statistics/PdfFiles/BRFSS%202008%20Regional/BRFSS_DemographicsInc ome_08.pdf Prevalence of Diabetes: http://health.state.tn.us/statistics/PdfFiles/BRFSS%202009%20Regional/BRFSS_Diabetes_09.pdf http://health.state.tn.us/statistics/PdfFiles/BRFSS%202009%20Regional/BRFSS_Diabetes_09.pdf Prevalence of Hypertension: http://health.state.tn.us/statistics/PdfFiles/BRFSS%202009%20Regional/BRFSS_BPHigh_09.pdf http://health.state.tn.us/statistics/PdfFiles/BRFSS%202009%20Regional/BRFSS_BPHigh_09.pdf

7. S TRENGTH AND WEAKNESS O F SENIOR CENTER POPULATION Educated Active Mobile Independent Volunteer Socialized Falls and Balance Issues Incontinence problems Undiagnosed DM More women than men attend Technological Deficits Lack of diversity in race and socioeconomic status StrengthsWeaknesses

8. S ENIOR C ENTER P ROGRAMS O FFERED Strengths Free for local residence Exercise Classes Billiards Room Knitting Social dances and lessons Music lessons Health education seminars Luncheon Day Trips Seminars War Brides Health Education Weaknesses Computer classes are fewest attended Provide limited transport Hard for outsiders to feel included Funding can be limited Annual $100 fee for residents in surrounding counties

9. D ATA C OLLECTION AND METHODS USED Written Survey Verbal Survey Center Activity observations Administration Meetings/interview Windshield survey Online research data collection

10. P RIORITY I SSUES Top 3 current health problems Diabetes Hypertension Arthritis Top 3 desired health topics Nutrition Hypertension Diabetes Top 3 areas of concern Maintaining independence Companionship Diabetes Top 3 reasons for using senior center Socialization Exercise Activities

11. P LAN OF A CTION Healthy herb recipes for hypertension and diabetes. Blood pressure checks Herb planting stations Healthy snacks Blood pressure logs that they can take with them This will address the priority issues found from our survey: Hypertension DM Socialization Activities Nutrition and recipes