Preventing Anxiety and Depression in Older Hispanics

At week 1 and week 8 participants will meet individually with Community Health Worker (CHW) for 30 minutes for a manualized social and physical activation session.

A CHW led 45 minute (10 minutes of stretching and warm up, followed by 30 minutes of walking with a 5 minute cool down) group walk session of six participants at a time done 3 times a week that utilized interval training that slowly gradually increases in intensity.

A CHW led pleasant event discussion, asking each participant to identify a pleasant event. This task is done in conjunction with the cool down of HOLA 2.

One booster walking session twice a month for six months post intervention for reinforcement, then one booster walking session a month for eighteen months.

Biweekly telephone check in calls for the first 16 weeks followed by monthly check in calls during the two year follow up period.