NHLBI, Hearts N' Parks Program - 2003 Magnet Center Sites

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Prince George's County, MD—Adult Programs

Description

The Morning Milers walking group met three days per week for 1.5 hours each day. These committed, mature adults were very receptive to education on heart-healthy eating, blood pressure and other health topics when combined with physical activity. Adult yoga class members also were interested in health and nutrition information along with physical activity. A popular addition included breast cancer awareness workshops combined with other healthy lifestyle information.

Program Information

Name of program	Morning Milers	Yoga
Program start and end date	5/28/2003 to 7/18/2003	6/19/2003 to 8/21/2003
Number of times program met per week	3	3
Number of participants (total)	31	15
Number of male participants	8	0
Number of female participants	23	15
Target group	Adult	Adult
Program focus
Physical Activity
Heart-Healthy Eating
Blood Pressure
Cholesterol	-	-
Location of activities
Classes
Fitness center	-	-
Senior center	-	-
Other		-
Materials used
Information Handout
Lesson	-
Activity
Menus		-
Other	-	-

Public Visibility

Internal efforts to promote Hearts N' Parks programs:

Bulletin board or information racks
Presentations(boards, councils, staff)
Newsletter or brochure
Posters in buildings
Other: Employee intranet

External efforts to promote Hearts N' Parks programs:

Media Coverage: Print, TV

Special Event(s): Launched event, Health Fair

Number of presentations: 6

Other: Web site

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Partners

Partners who contributed to adult programs:

Partner Name	Partner Contribution
Washington Hospital Center	Provided speaker on nutrition and conducted blood pressure screening. Also provided educational materials.
For This Cause	Provided breast cancer awareness materials and a health workshop for women.

Performance Measures

Morning Milers
Participants showed significant improvement in heart-healthy eating knowledge, overweight/obesity knowledge, heart-healthy eating attitude, overweight/obesity attitude, heart-healthy eating behavior, physical activity level, physical activity attitude, physical activity knowledge, high blood pressure knowledge, cholesterol knowledge, and FIT score. SIT score showed moderate improvement.

Yoga
Participants showed significant improvement in heart-healthy eating knowledge, overweight/obesity knowledge, heart-healthy eating attitude, overweight/obesity attitude, heart-healthy eating behavior, physical activity knowledge, high blood pressure knowledge, cholesterol knowledge, and SIT score. Other improvements were observed in physical activity level and attitude, as well as FIT score.