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

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2003 Magnet Center Sites

Clark County, NV—Adult Programs

Description

The adult (senior) program took place at three sites and included healthy lifestyles classes, chair aerobics, low impact aerobics, line dancing, and tap dancing. Partcipants received presentations on health topics while heart-healthy breakfasts and lunches were served. In addition, weekly e-mails were sent to participants containing heart-healthy information and/or a seasonal healthy recipe. Participants commented that this information was beneficial and educational.

Program Information

Name of program	Cambridge Seniors	Cora Coleman Seniors	West Flamingo
Program start and end date	7/23/2003 to 9/5/2003	7/10/2003 to 8/21/2003	7/10/2003 to 8/21/2003
Number of times program met per week	4	5	5
Number of participants (total)	14	14	69
Number of male participants	N/A	N/A	N/A
Number of female participants	N/A	N/A	N/A
Target group	Adult	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

External efforts to promote Hearts N' Parks programs:

Media Coverage: N/A

Special Event(s): Launched event

Number of presentations: N/A

Other: N/A

Partners

Partners who contributed to adult programs:

Partner Name	Partner Contribution
Nevada Cooperative Extension Service	Staff led a 12-week Healthy Lifestyles class.

Performance Measures

Cambridge Seniors
Participant scores showed improvement in heart-healthy eating knowledge, overweight/obesity knowledge, heart-healthy eating attitude, overweight/obesity attitude, physical activity level, physical activity attitude, high blood pressure knowledge, cholesterol knowledge, FIT score, and SIT score.

West Flamingo
Participants showed improvement in heart-healthy eating knowledge, overweight/obesity knowledge, overweight/obesity attitude, heart-healthy eating behavior, physical activity level, physical activity attitude, physical activity knowledge, high blood pressure knowledge, cholesterol knowledge, and SIT score.

Cora Coleman Seniors
Participant scores showed significant improvement in FIT score. Other improvements were observed in heart-healthy eating knowledge, overweight/obesity knowledge, physical activity attitude, physical activity knowledge, high blood pressure knowledge, cholesterol knowledge, and SIT score.