Author: Asa Conkwright
Major Program: Aging-General
While death can be an unpleasant topic to talk about, it is still a very important one. With the global pandemic, death can be a major uncertainty. People often associate estate planning with age, but that is no longer the case. The CDC reports that over a million people have died from COVID in the US. On top of these unexpected deaths, research shows that only 37% of Americans in the US have a living will in place. Estate planning was an important issue that needed to be addressed pre-pandemic
Author: Amy Kostelic
Bingocize® was created by Dr. Jason Crandall, Co-Director/Co-Founder at the WKU Center for Applied Science in Health & Aging. He created the socially engaging group-based game that combines health education and exercise in the format of BINGO. Dr. Crandall and his research team have tested the program and demonstrated that over 90% of older adults who played two times a week for 10 weeks significantly improved physical, social and mental health. Together, Dr. Crandall and Amy Kostel
Author: Kate Thompson
In Kentucky, 75,000 people aged 65 years or older are living with Alzheimer’s, and that| number will continue to get larger with each year (Alzheimer’s Association, 2022). The financial hardship of Alzheimer’s cost $277 billion in 2018. Early detection for dementia is vital because it can provide a person a better chance of benefiting from treatment. Therefore, the Campbell County Extension Service collaborated with the Alzheimer’s Association to teach t
Author: Diane Mason
Bingocize®, an evidence-based 10-week program, combines a bingo game with exercise and health education. The goals of Bingocize® are to improve or maintain mobility and independence, teach participants to use health information focused on falls reduction, physical activity, and nutrition, and engage adults in social interaction. The long-term outcomes of this program have proven that participants have improved lower and upper body strength, improved gait, balance and range of motion, imp
Author: Judy Vaughn
Arthritis is the leading cause of working disability among adults according to the CDC. There are over one hundred different variations of arthritis and is often accompanied by other chronic conditions. Arthritis affects all ages and genders but is most common in women. According to America’s Health Rankings Annual Report for 2021, 32.2% of Kentucky residents report a diagnosis of Arthritis. A cure for arthritis has not been found but it can be managed with treatment
Author: Ronda Rex
The University of Kentucky Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS) Extension improves the quality of individual and family life in the Commonwealth by promoting health and well-being through community education programs focused on individual and families. FCS encourages individuals and families to make proactive choices to improve individual health and well-being. The Campbell County Cooperative Extension Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS) Education Program area collabora
Author: Katherine Alexander
Bingocize® was created by Dr. Jason Crandall, Co-Director/Co-Founder at the WKU Center for Applied Science in Health & Aging. He created the socially engaging group-based game that combines health education and exercise in the format of BINGO. Dr. Crandall and his research team have tested the program and demonstrated that over 90% of older adults who played two times a week for 10 weeks significantly improved physical, social and mental health. To help participants learn and u
Author: Kayla Watts
Bingocize® was created by Dr. Jason Crandall, Co-Director/Co-Founder at the WKU Center for Applied Science in Health & Aging. He created the socially engaging group-based game that combines health education and exercise in the format of BINGO. Dr. Crandall and his research team have tested the program and demonstrated that over 90% of older adults who played two times a week for 10 weeks significantly improved physical, social and mental health. Dr. Crandall trained 6
Author: Joan Bowling
Research is proving more and more that caring for our brain health throughout life is important to help stave off challenges as we age. According to the World Federation of Neurology “Brain health is a critical piece of your overall health. It underlies your ability to communicate, make decisions, problem-solve and live a productive and useful life. Because the brain controls so much of daily function, it is arguably the single most valuable organ in the human body.” (source: https:/
Author: Kenna Knight
Author: Shannon Smith
Bracken County’s local Senior Citizen Center has a thrift store next to the center named, Country Closet. The proceeds from the store fund the seniors extra activities providing social outings for the seniors. The store also offers clothing and household items for low cost of 25 cents each. This is a great resource for people who have low income or on a fixed budget. When the COVID pandemic hit in 2019 the store was closed temporary because all of the staff at the Senio
Author: Natalie Taul
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an incurable brain disease that causes a slow, progressive decline in memory, thinking and reasoning skills. According to the 2021 Alzheimer’s disease facts and figures, over 11 million caregivers provide unpaid care for the 6+ million Americans currently living with AD. While one in nine people aged 65 and older has AD, one in three die from AD or another type of dementia. AD kills more than breast a
Author: Janey Cline
Engaging and maintaining meaningful social activities and relationships throughout the lifespan is vital to overall to health and well-being. Engaged people are often healthier, happier, less depressed and demonstrate enhanced brain vitality (NIA, 2009; Alzheimer’s Association, 2011; Park, 2009). They also contribute to stronger families and communities.The Hart County Healthy Living exercise program began meeting in 2008 and is still very active in 2022. The instructor as well as many of
Author: Jill Harris
Bingocize® was created by Dr. Jason Crandall, Co-Director/Co-Founder at the WKU Center for Applied Science in Health & Aging. He created the socially engaging group-based game that combines health education and exercise in the format of BINGO. Dr. Crandall and his research team have tested the program and demonstrated that over 90% of older adults who played two times a week for 10 weeks significantly improved physical, social and mental health. Dr. Crandall trained 60 UK FCS extens
Alzheimer’s is an incurable brain disease that causes a slow, progressive decline in memory, thinking and reasoning skills (Alzheimer’s Association, 2016). Unfortunately more than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s. In 2021 Alzheimer’s and other dementia's will cost the nation $355 billion and by 2050 these costs could rise to more than $1.1 trillion (Alzheimer’s Association, (2021). During the ongoing battle with COVID-10 Alzheimer’s and
Author: Jordan Crain
Bingocize is an evidence-based 10-week program that combines a bingo-like game with exercise and/or health education. The goal of Bingocize is to improve and/or maintain mobility and independence, learn and use health information focused on falls reduction and other health-related behavior, and engage older adults in social settings. The long-term outcomes of Bingocize have proven to be that there are more improved lower and upper body strength, improved gait, balance and range of motion, improv
