Advisory Board on Aging Minutes_12_9_2025

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Meals on Wheels Orange County NC: Piloting new intake with scales and scoring models related to social isolation and loneliness to better determine needs of clients • 7.1.2.c Creation of organizational and agency partnerships for the dissemination of materials identifying services and providers. Orange County Health Department: 18 events attended with a total 775 of people reached. Shared information on area resources and information on community resources, 988 and 211. Provided other agency specific information/resources. • OCDOA and UNC hosted the first community outreach meet and greet for the FOCUS-OAC group, July 2025. (we hosted 2 additional community partners and 3 community members with lived experience) • 7.5.1 c. Scheduled offerings are increased to account for varying schedules and class preferences. New fitness instructor Eric Zeilger-increased class offerings and increasing total participation FitLot- 15; Groove Line Dance - 15; Sit to Be Fit (Arthritis class)-35; Pilates- 12 Eric is also a multilingual instructor(can provide instruction in Mandarin and Spanish) Jacob Toomey is also a FitLot instructor and has gotten participants to be happy working out outside in the cold! • Strategy 7.5.2: Educational programming to increase residents'awareness of and comfort with class offerings 7.5.2b. Hosting of health education classes is expanded in rural areas. Orange County Health Department: Provided 4 presentations serving 106 participants Shenae shared how this is a great accomplishment in serving our rural older adults and educating them on the services available to them!- • 7.7.3b.Affordable Green Burial financial options are identified and expanded The Bluestem Community Fund Committee has awarded the full amount for a natural burial to 2 recent applicants to the Fund. d. Housing • 3.2.1 a. The Senior Housing Guide is updated every two years. o The 2025 update is published on the website and distributed regularly