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15 <br />Recommendations for 2010: <br />1. Introduce "Telehealth" to center clients, a free user-friendly computer-monitoring health care <br />system. Participating clients will be screened for risk factors of cardiovascular disease and <br />diabetes. The screening includes answering health questions and obtaining blood pressure, <br />pulse, and weight. Clients are assigned a secure passcode in the system. The Carol Woods' <br />Community Connections Project made the Telehealth monitor possible. This project is funded <br />by The Duke Endowment. <br />2. Interpret the Preventive Home Visits Pilot Program research analysis done by UNC <br />Department of Occupational Sciences and incorporate lessons learned into Aging Transitions <br />procedures as appropriate. <br />Objective E-2: Improve access to affordable healthcare for all older persons. <br />Lead Organization (s): Health Department with the Department on Aging's Aging <br />Transitions and Senior Centers' Wellness Program Divisions. <br />Activities and Accomplishments: 2007-08 <br />1. The Department on Aging, in cooperation with the UNC Medical School Program on Aging <br />established in 2007 at the Seymour Center the "Mood, Memory and Mobility Clinic", afree-of- <br />charge health service funded by the UNC Hospitals Futures grant. <br />2. The Aging Transitions division of the Department on Aging collaborated in 2007-08 with <br />Piedmont Health Services on increasing the senior use of Piedmont Health whose mission is to <br />serve individuals with limited incomes. <br />Activities and Accomplishments: 2008-09 <br />1. Served 107 clients in the 3-M clinic since it opened in January of 2008. <br />Recommendation for 2010: <br />1. Identify and secure funding for continuation of the Mood, Memory and Mobility clinic. <br />3. Focus: Disabled/Moderately Impaired OlderAdults <br />~,.~ <br />Goal F DsabledlModerately Impaired Older Population -Maximize the safety, <br />functional ability, and quality of life for impaired, community-dwelling older persons and <br />their family caregivers. <br />Objective F-1-: Increase community recognition, support, education and <br />empowerment of family caregivers. <br />Lead Organization (s): Department on Aging- Aging Transitions Div. <br />Activities and Accomplishments: 2007-08 <br />1. An initial meeting of the Community Caregiver Alliance was held. Caregivers have been <br />incorporated into the community engagement task force. <br />2. Support Groups: The Aging Transitions staff has promoted the value of self-help and group <br />support by offering several support groups, such as weekly group respite at the Seymour <br />13 <br />