Dr. Cheryl Dye Department of Public Health Sciences – Physical Activity and Nutrition, Aging in Place in Rural Communities
Dr. Dye led a team including Drs. Voelkl, McGuire, and Timms which created a curriculum, “Physical Activity Over Fifty: Your Personal Fountain of Youth”, to be implemented by lay educators with low literacy audiences. She has also conducted research to investigate factors impacting nutritional and physical activity behaviors of older adults, particularly those with low incomes and is currently investigating the factors impacting the ability to age in place. Her latest project, in collaboration with Dr. Willoughby, Oconee Memorial Hospital and SC DHEC, was the development of an intervention placing paraprofessionals with Home Health patients in order to assist them in transitioning from home health services to chronic disease self-management.