On Monday, Dr. Elizabeth Rhodus traveled to Chicago for the AAIC’s Equity in Diagnosis conference and represented the First Baptist Church Frankfort! Wonderful job, Dr. Rhodus!
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Last weekend, our EA lab had the wonderful opportunity to join the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., as they hosted a Men’s Brain Health and Wellness Event! The event offered free health screenings, vaccines, and fitness education sessions to empower men’s wellness. It was such a great event!
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Ms. Carla Carter, from the UK Extension office, gave an impactful presentation on the importance of mindfulness for health in the latest ‘Healthy Aging Workshop’ series to those at First Baptist Church in Frankfort. Wonderful job, Ms. Carter!
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Jennifer Craig of the KY Office of Dementia Services and EA Lab’s very own, Dr. Elizabeth Rhodus, had the great opportunity to present on caregiver supports at the 2024 KY Department for Aging and Independent Living Conference! Well done both of you!
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Dr. Elizabeth Rhodus, of UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging is not only an awarded National Institute on Health clinical researcher, she was also first an Occupational Therapist! April is Occupational Therapy Month & is celebrated nationally by the American Occupational Therapy Association – AOTA. OT brings heart as an art of science and is what is wildly possible at Engaged Aging Lab! On behalf of everyone here at the University of Kentucky, we are truly honored to be awarded the 2024 Cordelia Myers AJOT Best Article Award. #wearewhatswildlypossible #OccupationalTherapyMonth #occupationaltherapist See more here at https://medicine.uky.edu/news/assistant-professor-earns-award-outstanding-2024-04-19t10-39-31?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0K3cnTNoE9jThCDbtuulhRxcZABiBYI_03oPy5NGxYQnKA4IGSUPXpmjc_aem_AWeywRGezEYxsXF04pq7cIJJ0khWkHwnUzBQOZXZRSDKMr7nzdr6MtdURZNbWj-3Ucd8T3-XlwPuDsbOco3Hle-X
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Healthy Aging Workshop Series Engaged Aging’s Yolanda Jackson (right) kicked off this years’ presentations at First Baptist Church Frankfort speaking about Healthier Soul Food options! Carla Carter (left) of UK Family and Consumer Sciences Franklin County Cooperative Extension Office, shared with us the nutritional benefits and differences in various cooking oils like avocado and olive (because don’t we all really wonder that?). And of course, the always talented Maranda Brooks (center) of Fayette County Cooperative Extension brought the music, movement & dance for all, with her ever-popular drumming stix! All of this helped to encourage lifestyle change through eating practices…
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Check out this WKYT Investigates piece, interviewing Dr. Elizabeth Rhodus, Engaged Aging Lab founder, of Sanders-Brown Center on Aging. Here, Dr. Rhodus explains her novel occupational therapy approach: “People with dementia lose the ability to initiate and to engage with the self-soothing activities, so we use a sensory-based approach to teach those mechanisms to caregivers, to help the nervous system feel calm.” ~Dr. Rhodus Watch the full interview about this approach and other Engaged Aging community projects happening right here! https://www.wkyt.com/2023/09/01/wkyt-investigates-coach-kyra-elzys-connection-big-sanders-brown-donation/
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We had an amazing time meeting everyone at the Aging in Nelson County Senior Resource Fair, June 6th, 2023! Yolanda Jackson, registered Dietitian, graced us with her brain healthy nutrition knowledge & we shared so many smiles with new friends that were so excited about our sensory approach to care partners’ needs throughout the dementia process.
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We had such a blast with Maranda Brooks’ drumming movement class (UK Fayette County Cooperative Extension Family & Consumer Sciences) and even caught Bellarmine Physical Therapy jamming along while helping us learn to monitor our heart rates! What an amazing hands-on opportunity to get heart healthy at First Baptist Church Frankfort.
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Engaged Aging of Sanders-Brown Center on Aging was the proud recipient of a $25,000 donation from the Pat Summitt Foundation at the annual We Back Pat women’s UK basketball game last night. This generous support will help us continue our mission of providing community-based approaches to treat and prevent Alzheimer’s disease and other related dementias. Click the link for the WKYT coverage of what we do here! https://www.wkyt.com/video/2023/01/26/watch-pat-summitt-foundation-gives-25000-uks-sanders-brown-center-aging/
