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

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Rockford, IL—Adult Programs

Description

Two Hearts N' Parks programs were implemented for seniors. Both programs focused on physical activity and heart-healthy eating. Seniors in the Greater Park Action Community (GPAC) and Senior Center program participated in pool tournaments and monthly discussions on heart-healthy eating and the benefits of physical activity. They also received heart-healthy meals. Seniors in the Wesley Willows program participated in physical activities using fitness machines and body movement exercises. They also participated in monthly discussions on heart-healthy eating and the benefits of physical activity.

Program Information

Name of program	Wesley Willows	Greater Park Action Community and Senior Center
Program start and end date	8/11/2003 to 10/24/2003	7/15/2003 to 10/22/2003
Number of times program met per week	1	1
Number of participants (total)	18	16
Number of male participants	9	12
Number of female participants	9	4
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
Newsletter or brochure

External efforts to promote Hearts N' Parks programs:

Media Coverage: N/A

Special Event(s): N/A
Number of presentations: N/A

Other: N/A

Partners

Partners who contributed to adult programs:

Partner Name	Partner Contribution
Wesley Willows Senior Living Community	Provided the seniors for the program.
GPAC and Senior Center	Provided the seniors for program.

Performance Measures

Greater Park Action Community and Senior Center
Participant scores showed improvement in the areas of heart-healthy eating knowledge, overweight/obesity knowledge, heart-healthy eating behavior, physical activity level, physical activity knowledge, high blood pressure knowledge, and SIT score.

Wesley Willows
Wesley Willows participants showed improvement in heart-healthy eating knowledge, overweight/obesity attitude, physical activity knowledge, high blood pressure knowledge, cholesterol knowledge, and SIT score.