. Getting different youth clubs and organizations involved like Boys and Girls clubs, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA), Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), and other clubs found in the community. Collaborating with these different organizations to help promote and implement these classes and exercises in the community. Having each organization in charge of one aspect of the program for example bike club.
Contacting doctor’s offices and hospitals leaving flyers to inform patients of these classes. Placing an ad in the local paper each week with information on classes. Informing local businesses of the classes and ask if they can add it to their newsletters if they have one. The same classes would repeat for fifteen weeks then be switched around based on community needs. Considering the different cultures in a community is important. Implementing Spanish-speaking classes so they can include more people is essential. When implementing a MEND program one study showed that the childhood obesity program was able to reach people of low socioeconomic classes, but they were less likely to complete the program (Fagg et al., 2015). Reaching as many people as possible would be important to this programs success and would require significant marketing to be successful. Also finding ways to reach people of all socioeconomic statuses would be the goal. Promotion would have to involve many people reaching out to other providers, educators and business owners in the community and getting people excited about the classes. Addressing ways to help keep participants interested in continuing to attend for their own support and the support they can give others. Intended outcomes would be reduction in childhood obesity for the community, increased quality of life, increased knowledge of healthy eating habits, more physically active and reduction in sugary drinks and …show more content…
Listing focus areas from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that will be discussed in these classes. Obtaining participants body mass index (BMI), waist circumference and a health evaluation when they first start participating. Monitoring the strengths and weaknesses of the health classes and exercise clubs. Tracking the amount of people that show up to each class to know what classes have a higher attendance. Providing a short evaluation form at each class for participants to fill out. Objectives of the health promotion program will be taught and explained every class. The objectives are to reduce the childhood obesity in our community and to help promote healthy families by following this community intervention of health classes with specific topics that give step-by-step goals and information from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation focus areas for childhood …show more content…
With this intervention I feel my community will have good results with reducing childhood obesity. The community based health classes will give participants goals and information to help them change their habits to healthier ones. This intervention will give participants support and guidance from others. Taking one class at a time and making small goals makes participants feel they can accomplish something. Continually evaluating this intervention of health classes and exercise clubs is important to help everyone learn and grow from it. Our children’s health is at risk if we cannot help families learn to have healthy lifestyles. Implementing interventions like this can help a lot of people learn how to be healthy. This can change their lifestyle and for some people can save their
Contacting doctor’s offices and hospitals leaving flyers to inform patients of these classes. Placing an ad in the local paper each week with information on classes. Informing local businesses of the classes and ask if they can add it to their newsletters if they have one. The same classes would repeat for fifteen weeks then be switched around based on community needs. Considering the different cultures in a community is important. Implementing Spanish-speaking classes so they can include more people is essential. When implementing a MEND program one study showed that the childhood obesity program was able to reach people of low socioeconomic classes, but they were less likely to complete the program (Fagg et al., 2015). Reaching as many people as possible would be important to this programs success and would require significant marketing to be successful. Also finding ways to reach people of all socioeconomic statuses would be the goal. Promotion would have to involve many people reaching out to other providers, educators and business owners in the community and getting people excited about the classes. Addressing ways to help keep participants interested in continuing to attend for their own support and the support they can give others. Intended outcomes would be reduction in childhood obesity for the community, increased quality of life, increased knowledge of healthy eating habits, more physically active and reduction in sugary drinks and …show more content…
Listing focus areas from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that will be discussed in these classes. Obtaining participants body mass index (BMI), waist circumference and a health evaluation when they first start participating. Monitoring the strengths and weaknesses of the health classes and exercise clubs. Tracking the amount of people that show up to each class to know what classes have a higher attendance. Providing a short evaluation form at each class for participants to fill out. Objectives of the health promotion program will be taught and explained every class. The objectives are to reduce the childhood obesity in our community and to help promote healthy families by following this community intervention of health classes with specific topics that give step-by-step goals and information from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation focus areas for childhood …show more content…
With this intervention I feel my community will have good results with reducing childhood obesity. The community based health classes will give participants goals and information to help them change their habits to healthier ones. This intervention will give participants support and guidance from others. Taking one class at a time and making small goals makes participants feel they can accomplish something. Continually evaluating this intervention of health classes and exercise clubs is important to help everyone learn and grow from it. Our children’s health is at risk if we cannot help families learn to have healthy lifestyles. Implementing interventions like this can help a lot of people learn how to be healthy. This can change their lifestyle and for some people can save their