Live Long. Live Well. issues survey, other resources amid COVID-19 pandemic

To assess the health status
and habits of the Washington County community amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the
Live Long. Live Well. initiative is asking all adult residents to fill out a
brief health survey.

The study will help the Live
Long. Live Well. initiative, a partnership between Dixie State University,
DSU’s Institute for Continued Learning, the City of St. George, and
Intermountain Healthcare, reach its goal to help Washington County Residents
who are 50 and older maximize their health, longevity and well-being by
connecting them to programs that contribute to good health.

"The survey was designed
to assess the physical, cognitive, emotional and social health status of
residents of Washington County,” Institute for Continued Learning Director
Robert M. Kramer said.

The study, which was
initially released in November 2019 and is being reopened to gauge the impact
of COVID-19 on the community, is being conducted by Nancy Hauck, associate
provost of community & global engagement at Dixie State, and Jeremy
Yorgason and Melanie Serrao Hill, both from the School of Family Life at Brigham
Young University. Those who respond to the survey at livelong.dixie.edu, will be entered in
the giveaway and have a chance to win a $50 Visa or &100 Apple Gift Card.

In addition to the survey,
Live Long. Live Well. is offering various resources, including the Live!
Facebook page and website at livelong.dixie.edu that contains links to
resources and articles to help residents through the pandemic, as well as free
online classes through ICL. To register for the classes and for more
information, visit icl.dixie.edu.

“The Live! website and
Facebook page were developed to help members of our community to live long,
healthy lives,” Kramer said. “That role has now been expanded to be a resource
during the COVID-19 crisis.”

To take the survey and learn
more about Live Long. Live Well., go to livelong.dixie.edu.