Polk County Senior Games/Clinics
What Is It?
Polk County Senior Games/Clinics was identified by community partners as an action, that when combined with other actions in our community, that has a reasonable chance of making a difference in obesity rates in our community. This is a new program in our community.
The priority population/customers for this program are our geriatric population, and the program aims to make a difference at the individual level. Implementation will take place within the community and at local organizations.
Polk County Senior Games/Clinics will provide a year-around health promotion and wellness education program that will be availiable to all seniors in Polk County. Polk County Senior Games/Clinics will include activities for both mental and physical health and promote physical activities within the workplace. Evidence shows that promoting the adoption of physical activity in worksites, we can have a significant impact on Physical Activity and Nutrition. Local organizations like St Luke's Hospital will be supporting our efforts by encouraging their employees and team members to become involved with this program.
Partners
The partners for this program include:
|
Agency |
Person |
Role |
|
Polk County Health and Human Services Agency- Senior Services Division |
Julie Jolley |
Lead |
|
Polk County Health and Human Services Agency- Public Health Division |
Haley Suskauer |
Support |
|
Tryon Fine Arts Center |
Michelle Fleming |
Collaborate |
|
Polk County Wellness Coalition |
Buffy Ashmore |
Collaborate |
|
Polk County Library |
Wanangwa Hartwell |
Support |
|
Polk County Parks and Recreation |
Jerry Stansland |
Support |
|
Tryon Painters and Sculptors |
Marilyn Doheny |
Support |
|
Area Agency on Aging |
Laura Lynch |
Support |
|
Polk County Local Government- Maintenance Department |
Jason Jolley |
Support |
Work Plan
|
Activity |
Resources Needed |
Agency/Person Responsible |
Target Completion Date |
|
Schedule Senior Games/Clinic Kickoff Event |
Event space/ food/music/ laptops to complete sign ups |
Polk County Health and Human Services Agency/ Julie Jolley and Haley Suskauer |
September 10th, 2019 |
|
Begin marketing by providing flyers to at least 10 organizations who serve the geriatric population |
Flyers, staff time for delivering, county vehicle |
Senior Games Steering Committee |
October 1st, 2019, ongoing |
|
Schedule ongoing Senior Games/Clinics Committee Meetings |
Meeting space |
Julie Jolley |
Ongoing |
|
Develop year-long Senior Games Clinic schedule |
Clinic facilities, volunteers, equipment |
Senior Games Committee- Julie Jolley (lead) |
January 15th, 2020 |
|
Schedule closing ceremonies. |
Event space, funds, food, music, awards |
Senior Games Committee- Julie Jolley (lead) |
February 15th, 2020 |
|
Evaluate strengths and areas of improvements |
Meeting Space |
Senior Games Committee- Donna Carson (lead) |
June 15th, 2020- continue for each consecutive year |
Evaluation & Sustainability
Evaluation Plan:
We plan to evaluate the impact of Senior Games/Clinics through the use of Results-Based AccountabilityTM to monitor specific performance measures. We will be monitoring How Much, How Well and/or Better Off Performance Measures. Our evaluation activities will be tracked in the Work Plan table, above.
Sustainability Plan:
The following is our sustainability plan for this program:
- Sustainability Component 1: Establishing a consistent financial base for the program
- We plan to use program performance measures to demostrate success to local funders to ensure continued support.
- Sustainability Component 2: Increasing support within the senior population
- We plan to use our data to plan ongoing clinics to gain additional support within the geriatric community.
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