Wellness in Tillery: a community-built program.
Occupational therapy faculty and students from East Carolina University, in collaboration with the residents of Tillery, North Carolina, participated in a community-built wellness program. Outcomes of the program indicated that a program with participant input results in enhanced perceived wellness, maintenance of meaningful activities, and improved self-reported quality of life. Program elements necessary for duplication of the program are discussed. Recommendations for similar programs include developing mutual trust and respect, utilizing activities that are meaningful to participants, working within the culture, and considering the participants' lifestyles when planning.
Barnard
Sherita
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Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, East Carolina University, 306 Belk Building, Greenville, NC 27858, USA.
Dunn
Shannon
S
Reddic
Erin
E
Rhodes
Kelly
K
Russell
Jennifer
J
Tuitt
Tamika Smith
TS
Velde
Beth P
BP
Walden
Jennifer
J
Wittman
Peggy Prince
PP
White
Kimberly
K
D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003256:Community Participation; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D009657:North Carolina; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D011788:Quality of Life; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration