Fitness and Older Adults
As we age, medical studies prove again and again that remaining active in our later years is the
key to staying healthy. Being active also has been linked to longevity.
Diakon emphasizes the
“living” part of senior living. As such, Diakon senior living communities promote a variety of
social and exercise programs as well as health-focused educational events targeted to older adults to help
them achieve and maintain good health. Fitness professionals administer these programs and could provide
tips on diet information or developing an exercise program for the older adult, as well as information on
how fitness plays a vital role in leading a quality lifestyle in later years.
Using Nature to Help Redirect Youths Who Have Taken the Wrong Path
The Diakon Youth Center accepts youths from across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania who have been adjudicated by
either the court system or county-based children and youth services. The site and its related programs, located on 170-forested
acres in rural Cumberland County, Pa., utilize tools such as a 50-foot Alpine climbing tower, high- and
low-ropes courses, 48-hour camping experience, and more to direct youths toward the path to personal
growth and development, providing opportunities to overcome natural and self-made barriers.
Diakon
Youth Center administration and staff members can provide insight into how nature can help to
turn a child’s life around.
Many Hands. One Heart.
Diakon has recently adopted “Many Hands. One Heart.” as the organization's tagline. In doing this,
Diakon has launched a wide-scale broadcast and print advertising and educational effort designed to highlight the ways
the organization’s staff members annually touch the lives of more than 70,000 persons. The campaign’s individual stories are true and
shared by Diakon residents and clients from throughout the organization.
In one spot there's Marvin, once a truant youth who turned his
life around at a Diakon Youth Services residential program, and later became a Diakon Youth
Center counselor. In another, viewers meet Jim and Brenda-two loving foster and adoptive parents who
have welcomed four children into their family through Diakon Adoption & Foster Care. And in yet
another story, viewers or readers will meet Madeline and Victoria, two girls who coped with numerous losses with the help of a Diakon children's bereavement program.
The campaign features three
additional stories of how Diakon helped people cope, learn, and live life to the fullest.
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