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Service Learning at the Fearless Aging Expo!

May 9, 2017 by Ruth Walker

Students currently enrolled in Gender Issues in Later Life (GER320/PSY354) worked in groups to create and present educational materials on topics relevant to gender in older adulthood at the Fearless Aging Expo hosted by Senior Foundation of the Ozarks last Saturday, May 6th from 9am-2pm.  Student topics included: depression, domestic violence, heart disease, online dating, STDs, body image, and sexual concerns.  Although students tackled difficult, and often stigmatized topics, they all did an amazing job talking to and relating to the Expo attendees.

Students in these groups were discussing the increasing rates of STDs in older adults and passing out FREE condoms courtesy of the Aids Project of the Ozarks.
This group focused on empowering older women to embrace their aging appearance and focus on the positive.
This was an activity created by students presenting on body image concerns in late life. They asked expo attendees to write something positive about their body on a sticky note to place on the mirror. Both older women AND men participated in this interactive exhibit.
These students discussed sexual concerns such as erectile dysfunction and alleviating discomfort associated with certain sex positions with arthritis.
Students assisted Amy Qualls from SeniorAge with a Putting Green Simulation that helped individuals understand what it is like to put while experiencing the difficulties associated with various health conditions.
The brave students in these groups were giving information to attendees on depression and domestic violence. Both of these topics have a great deal of stigma associated with them throughout the lifespan, but especially in later life.
These students were assisting at the Expo by completing Rapid Geriatric Assessments to determine if older adults attending the expo had any areas of concern to discuss with their physicians.
Example of a student created brochure on heart disease in older women.
Example of a student created brochure on heart disease in older women.

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