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13 Activities and Accomplishments: 2007-08 1. New Facility for Wellness: The new 15,000 sq. ft. Central Orange Senior Center is in construction and scheduled to open in early January, 2009. It will be co-located with the county-owned SportsPlex and a partnership will be developed to expand wellness services with the use of the pool, fitness studio, classes and ice rink for seniors. The announcement of special senior fees will be in the Dec-Feb 2009 issue of Senior Times. 2. Wellness Activities: A large number of services are provided in the community for citizens to help maintain health and contribute to aging in place. 62-health education programs/lectures were offered throughout the county, at different sites in 2007-08. Examples include: "Ask the ...Health Care Professionals", 7 new exercise classes, hearing workshops, healthy cooking demos, Feldenkrais workshops and Aging 101 Series. 3. Fitness Activities: In 2007-08, 2629 individuals participated in fitness and exercise classes in the past year (50% increase from 2006), provided by 17 contracted providers who delivered an array of services that appealed to a wide variety of client interests and functional levels. Examples of new classes are:, Inspired Movement, Boomer Yoga, Pilates, NIA, Balance Class, Fit & Fun, Stretch & Tone, and Qi-Gong. 4. Walking for Health: The University Mall walking group has continued to grow, averaging 28 walkers per monthly event and added an outdoor walking club at the Seymour Center in 2007. The Central Orange Senior Center has promoted a walkers group with weekly program led by volunteers. 5. Functional Screening: More than 350 participants completed a free required assessment functional screen to use the new fitness room at the Seymour Center in 2007-08. Before beginning a fitness program, the screen provides valuable personal information for health and safety on key functional elements- flexibility, balance, agility, strength and physical endurance. Since the screen is part of a national study, each participant receives comparable fitness data to other persons of the same age and gender. Part-time personal trainers have been added to assist clients in the Fitness Studio at selected hours. 6. Heath Immunizations and Screenings: In 2007-08, 2882 older adults participated (duplicate) in immunizations/screening programs. In addition, blood pressure screenings occurred weekly at both Senior Centers, and bimonthly at 2 Community Centers. Volunteer nurses monitored an average 10-15 people per week per site. Examples of screening areas include: vision, hearing, glucose/cholesterol, flu shots, "Fit Feet" clinics, and massage therapy. "Ask the Pharmacist or Nutritionist", dental hygienist services are also provided at a nominal charge or no charge to clients. 720 flu shots were administered on 9 different clinical dates at four different locations. (150 more shots were administered than 2006). Monthly foot care clinics served an average of 547 clients in 2007-08. (That's 5,470 toes O - up by 40 clients over 2006). Activities and Accomplishments: 2008-09 1. New Facility for Wellness: The new 15,000 sq. ft. Central Orange Senior Center opened in late January 2009. Being co-located with the SportsPlex ,the Department on Aging's Wellness Program developed a partnership to expand fitness services with a special senior use fee for the pool, fitness studio, classes, and ice rink. The fee is comparable to Seymour Center's fitness room charges. Each Senior Times issue promofes these special senior fees. Of the 339 individuals who completed the physical function screening at the Central Orange. Senior Center in 2009, 293 joined the SportsPlex during the year. About 120 seniors were screened at the Seymour Center during 2009 and about 100 joined the facility. 11