title: Wellness in Tillery: a community-built program.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, East Carolina University, 306 Belk Building, Greenville, NC 27858, USA.
authors.forename: Sherita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barnard
authors.forename: Shannon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Reddic
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rhodes
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: Tamika Smith
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Tuitt
authors.forename: Beth P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Velde
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Walden
authors.forename: Peggy Prince
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Wittman
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: 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