Community Health and Wellness Programs offers tools to take charge of your health on a wide variety of topics.
Health and Wellness Programs are open to the adult community with no age or income requirements. The classes are taught in a series of weekly sessions at convenient locations throughout the AAACT’s seven-county service area.
Classes are FREE, but class size is limited. Pre-registration is requested for planning by contacting our Community Health and Wellness Coordinator at 254 770-2356 or wellnesseducation@ctcog.org.
Meal Programs and Nutrition Services include:
- Congregate Meals
- Home-Delivered Meals
- Nutrition Counseling
- Nutrition Education
A hot or other appropriate meal served to an eligible older individual which meets 33% of the dietary reference intakes established by the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. The program complies with the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans published by the Secretary of Agriculture and is served in a congregate setting. The objective is to reduce food insecurity and promote socialization of older individuals.
There are two types of congregate meals:
- Standard meal – A regular meal from the standard menu that is served to the majority or all of the participants.
- Therapeutic meal or liquid supplement – A special meal or liquid supplement that has been prescribed by a physician and is planned specifically for the participant by a dietitian (e.g., diabetic diet, renal diet, pureed diet, tube feeding).
Hot, cold, frozen, dried, canned, fresh, or supplemental food (with a satisfactory storage life) which provides a minimum of 33% of the dietary reference intakes established by the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. It also complies with the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans published by the Secretary of Agriculture and is delivered to an eligible participant in their place of residence. The objective is to reduce food insecurity while helping the recipient sustain independent living in a safe and healthful environment.
There are two types of home-delivered meals:
- Standard meal – A regular meal from the standard menu that is served to the majority or all of the participants.
- Therapeutic meal or liquid supplement – A special meal or liquid supplement that has been prescribed by a physician and is planned specifically for the participant by a dietitian (e.g., diabetic diet, renal diet, pureed diet, tube feeding).