Evidence-Based Programs
FallProof™ Balance & Mobility Training
Description: 12-week progressive program designed to address the multiple dimensions that contribute to balance & mobility. Benefits include: pre-assessment for balance impairments, improved seated & standing posture, improved walking ability, strategies that will help improve the ability to recover from a loss of balance, increased confidence and reduced fear of falling, improved performance of activities of daily living, and post-assessment. This is a structured group exercise class led by one of Nebraska’s only certified FallProof™ instructors!
Offered: Class meets 2 times per week, for 12 weeks. Our next session begins Tuesday, March 5 and runs through Thursday, May 23.
Cost: $100.00 Engage Wellness Members, $150.00 Non-members
Contact: Please contact Sara to put your name on the waiting list, or to get more information.
Sara Huebert, BS
402.552.7229
sara.huebert@unmc.edu
More information on FallProof™
FallProof™ was recognized in 2003 by the National Council on Aging as one of seven exemplary model programs in the U.S. promoting healthy aging and improved quality of life. This program is based on a model developed and validated at the Center for Successful Aging, Cal State University, Fullerton.
The March 2015 Live Well section in the Omaha World-Herald newspaper featured an article about our FallProof™ class, and the importance of fall prevention in older adults! Click on the link below, to read the article and to view a short video clip!
“How older adults can avoid deadly falls, improve balance” by: Katy Glover / World-Herald staff writer
National Diabetes Prevention Program
Description: One-year evidence-based program designed to help you make lifestyle changes, to improve your overall health and reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. By improving food choices and increasing physical activity, you can lose 5-7% of your body weight. If you have pre-diabetes, these lifestyle changes can reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes by more than 50% (71% in people over 60). Now is the time to take charge of your health!
Offered: Weekly for the first 16 weeks, then monthly for 8 months.
Contact: Please contact Libby to register for the class waitlist, or to get more information.
Libby Guenther, MS
402.552.3218
elguenther@unmc.edu
Testimonial Videos for Engage’s Diabetes Prevention Program
You can find us on the corner of 39th and Leavenworth Street. We are located on the 1st floor (west entrance) of the Home Instead Center for Successful Aging building on the UNMC campus.
730 S. 38th Ave.
Omaha, NE 68105
402-552-7210
Hours of Operation:
Monday – Thursday 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Friday 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday Closed