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

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Marine Corps. - Cherry Point, NC —Adult Programs

Description

Participants in the Walking Teams program used pedometers to measure distances walked and agreed that it was fun, motivating, and helpful. Other program activities included health screenings for high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, and diabetes. Information on these topics was also distributed. In addition, participants had their body fat measured and body mass index (BMI) calculated. Overall, the participants found the health activities to be very informative.

Program Information

Name of program	Walking Teams
Program start and end date	9/9/2003 to 10/10/2003
Number of times program met per week	7
Number of participants (total)	24
Number of male participants	N/A
Number of female participants	N/A
Target group	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:

Newsletter or brochure
Posters in buildings
Employee kickoff
Other: Electronic Flyer

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
There are no partners currently listed for this abstract.

Performance Measures

Walking Teams
Significant improvement was observed in physical activity knowledge. Moderate improvement was observed in physical activity attitude, high blood pressure knowledge, cholesterol knowledge, and SIT score.