Date

12-2025

Document Type

Capstone Project (Open Access)

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

Department

Health, Human Services and Public Policy

Major

Collaborative Health and Human Services

First Advisor

Teresa Nieves

Abstract

Senior citizens that live in the City of Gonzales battle the challenge of health insecurity because there is a high percentage of residents who have health issues and senior citizens are not taking advantage of the community based services that are available to them. The City of Gonzales is the learning site for this project and The Recreational and Community Engagement Department is the division that assisted in clearing access for this project and promoted awareness to the community. The community served here is the senior citizens of Gonzales and the community as a whole. The purpose of this project is to improve the physical health of senior citizens by creating circuit training classes and engage the community more with the City in order to enhance this relationship. The project had a positive impact on the community and exceeded the outcome of participants but is looking for ways to engage more male participants. Possible recommendations for this gap is to find activities that are gender neutral and include incentives that draw the attention of the community.

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