Matthew Walker Health Center
Programs
Budget
$15,000.00
Description
The Seasoned Adult Living Triumphantly (SALT) Program was created to provide older adults an opportunity to live life more vigorously by participating in recreational and educational activities designed for adults 50 years and older. Services are offered twice a month at no cost. Activities include BINGO for prizes, card games, and information sessions about Medicare, medications, home safety tips, MTA/Access Ride, mental health, healthy snacking, chair aerobics, crimes against the elderly, living wills, plus more. The SALT Program helps seniors navigate necessary resources, and it promotes and provides group activities to reduce isolation that quite often older adults experience when living alone.
Category
Health Care - Independent Living Skills Instruction
Beneficiaries
Seniors
Short-term Success
Since the pandemic and in-person meetings were suspended, the SALT program participants have been contacted individually on a regular basis by staff to encourage and uplift these older adults. Educational material is mailed and emailed monthly, and virus protection kits that included hand santizier, masks, and gloves were delivered to each person personally. Currently, a survey is being conducted to see who has access to a communication device such as a cell phone, computer or tablet. Efforts will be made to insure that each SALT participant has a way to stay in touch with family and friends and are able to receive electronic communications from MWCHC. Tablets and wi-fi will be provided to those who are in need.
Program Areas Served
None
$15,000.00
Description
The Seasoned Adult Living Triumphantly (SALT) Program was created to provide older adults an opportunity to live life more vigorously by participating in recreational and educational activities designed for adults 50 years and older. Services are offered twice a month at no cost. Activities include BINGO for prizes, card games, and information sessions about Medicare, medications, home safety tips, MTA/Access Ride, mental health, healthy snacking, chair aerobics, crimes against the elderly, living wills, plus more. The SALT Program helps seniors navigate necessary resources, and it promotes and provides group activities to reduce isolation that quite often older adults experience when living alone.
Category
Health Care - Independent Living Skills Instruction
Beneficiaries
Seniors
Short-term Success
Since the pandemic and in-person meetings were suspended, the SALT program participants have been contacted individually on a regular basis by staff to encourage and uplift these older adults. Educational material is mailed and emailed monthly, and virus protection kits that included hand santizier, masks, and gloves were delivered to each person personally. Currently, a survey is being conducted to see who has access to a communication device such as a cell phone, computer or tablet. Efforts will be made to insure that each SALT participant has a way to stay in touch with family and friends and are able to receive electronic communications from MWCHC. Tablets and wi-fi will be provided to those who are in need.
Program Areas Served
None
Budget
$500.00
Description
Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center's "Dial Down Diabetes" program is targeted toward the African-American and Latino communities with a goal of providing a comprehensive community-based program for low-income adults with diagnosed diabetes, undiagnosed diabetes or pre-diabetes. The program is designed to enable patients to "dial down" the impact that diabetes has in their lives. Supporting good health extends beyond an individual's visit to a doctor. The Dial Down Diabetes program enables us to provide an additional lifestyle support program for diabetic and pre-diabetic patients here at the Center in between doctor visits. In the program, participants have a case manager assigned to them, as Matthew Walker research indicates systematic follow-up is key to managing diabetes. The program features healthy cooking classes, "scholarships" to local recreational center fitness classes and community-based fun walks.
Beneficiaries
Black/African American
Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx
Adults
Program Areas Served
None
$500.00
Description
Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center's "Dial Down Diabetes" program is targeted toward the African-American and Latino communities with a goal of providing a comprehensive community-based program for low-income adults with diagnosed diabetes, undiagnosed diabetes or pre-diabetes. The program is designed to enable patients to "dial down" the impact that diabetes has in their lives. Supporting good health extends beyond an individual's visit to a doctor. The Dial Down Diabetes program enables us to provide an additional lifestyle support program for diabetic and pre-diabetic patients here at the Center in between doctor visits. In the program, participants have a case manager assigned to them, as Matthew Walker research indicates systematic follow-up is key to managing diabetes. The program features healthy cooking classes, "scholarships" to local recreational center fitness classes and community-based fun walks.
Beneficiaries
Black/African American
Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx
Adults
Program Areas Served
None
