Aging Support Resources in North Central Arkansas & South Central Missouri
Mruk Family Center on Aging (MFCOA) is dedicated to helping you live a
longer and healthier life. The MFCOA provides educational programs and
resources to older adults and their families to help them address aging issues.
Rock Steady Boxing (A non-contact boxing exercise to fight back against Parkinson's Disease)
The center includes a classroom for education and support services related
to home safety, caregiving, geriatric medicine and other aging issues.
Regular educational programs cover a variety of health topics, such as
Alzheimer’s disease, arthritis and dementia.
The MFCOA is located just across Hospital Drive from the Baxter Health
Main Entrance and is open Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For more information or to schedule the Coordinator to speak at your next
civic or church group, contact the Mruk Family Center on Aging at
(870) 508-3880 or email E. Diahanne VanGulick, MFCOA Coordinator, at
evangulick@baxterregional.org.
MFCOA Advisory Board
Jessica Johnson - Chair
Marilyn Allen - Assistant Chair
Spencer Adams
Cathie Bodenhamer
Bambi Bowden
Kirk Brown
Robert Clarke
Sharon Jones
Noel Morris
Paul Mruk
Tim Paden, MD
Katie King Risk
Geoffrey Smith
Matt Taylor, AuD
Mark Ungerank, DC
Adrienne Blackwell - Foundation Advisor
Diahanne VanGulick - MFCOA Coordinator
Meet the Coordinator
Diahanne VanGulick was named the Mruk Family Center on Aging Coordinator
in July, 2015, bringing a wealth of experience in health education, preventative
health care and event planning to her new role. She has a special interest
in making sure people in our community know of all the available resources
to them, including emotional, spiritual, and physical support.
Her previous roles at Baxter Health included the Continuing Medical Education/Basic
Life Support Coordinator in the Education Department and most recently
as a Patient Registrar in Patient Financial Services. In between those
roles, Diahanne was in Kansas City, Missouri, and worked as an event assistant
and health educator at a company that provides health screenings and on-going
health education for corporations. She has been a certified American Heart
Association Basic Life Support and First Aid Instructor for over 20 years.
Diahanne is married to her high school sweetheart, Paul. They live in Mountain
Home and have two adult children, Emmilee and Timothy. She enjoys hiking
and exploring the many nature trails in our area.
