The Cox Healthy Lifestyles program targeted at-risk adults in the community who would benefit from lifestyle changes such as those participants who were obese, have diabetes, were physically inactive, and/or who faced physical challenges. Activities included classroom presentations on heart-healthy nutrition, blood pressure, cholesterol, as well as on-site demonstrations and physical activity sessions. A healthy menu demonstration was one part of the program that the participants enjoyed.
Program Information
Name of program
Cox Healthy Lifestyles
Program start and end date
6/2/2003 to 8/22/2003
Number of times program met per week
1
Number of participants (total)
45
Number of male participants
15
Number of female participants
30
Target group
Adult
Program focus
Physical Activity
Heart-Healthy Eating
Blood Pressure
Cholesterol
Location of activities
Classes
Fitness center
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Senior center
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Other
-
Materials used
Information Handout
Lesson
Activity
Menus
Other
Public Visibility
Internal efforts to promote Hearts N' Parks programs:
N/A
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
Cox Health Systems
Provided staff for presentations to participants.
Performance Measures
Cox Healthy Lifestyles Participant scores 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, FIT score, and SIT score. FIT scores were reasonable, considering that many participants were obese and inactive.
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