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2008 Centra Update
“Helping people of all ages establish the habit
of regular physical activity”
Alice Kirk, MPH
Child Health Specialist
Texas Agrilife Extension Service
Texas A&M University System
Carol Rice, PhD, RN
Health Specialist
Texas Agrilife Extension Service
Texas A&M University System
Session Overview
 Review of WAT history
 2007 Program results (preliminary)
 Program outreach to diverse audiences
 Pilot testing of NEW WAT mini-lesson series
 Reporting and Model plans
 Database Reminders
 Scenarios of Frequently Asked Questions
 Texercise and WAT Partnership Opportunity
 Questions
Walk Across Texas!
 Walk Across Texas (WAT) is a fun way to get moving!
 All it takes is 8 weeks and people willing to get
physically active!
 It is an outcome program with results
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Shows increase in mileage from week 1 to week 8
Shows economic impact
All data must be entered online in order to obtain impact
 Impact is calculated for adults only
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Program History
 Developed in 1996
 Collaboration of Extension Health specialists, County agents
and community partners
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Pilot tested in select counties in 1996
Program website & on-line data entry system developed in 2002
http://walkacrosstexas.tamu.edu
Recognized in 2005 as a “Best Practice Physical Activity
Program” by the Texas Department of State Health Services
 Available thru the local County Extension Agent
WAT Participation
 Three Ways to Participate
 Individuals
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Groups
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Walk 830 miles across the state by yourself
Teams of 8 compete against each other
Walk across the state first and/or
Walk the most miles during the 8-weeks
Worksites can compete
Schools
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Students in a class are a team
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Classes within a school compete with each other
Schools CAN compete with other schools in their district
Your Role as the Agent
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 Be as involved as you want!
 Use your coalition or advisory group
to help you with duties!
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Train volunteers and/or team captains to
enter data on-line!
 Think of yourself as the “Manager”
of WAT for your county.
Managing WAT
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1. Serve as county site manager
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For example, Agent Angela
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Forms coalition to plan kick-off, mid-way and celebration activities
Recruits teams from county
Trains team captains on data entry and responsibilities
2. Train others to serve as site managers at worksites
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For example, Agent Angela trains
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Hospital A
Hospital B
Commissioner’s Court
Sheriff's Department
Each of these locations:
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Identifies and trains their Team Captains
Recruits teams
Develops plans for kick-off, mid-way and celebration activities or
Decides to participate in county activities (planned by coalition)
Establishing WAT Coalition or
Advisory Group
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 Set date for meeting(s)
 Call and send letters inviting representatives from:
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Groups you want to target
Places likely to recruit large group of walkers
Community agencies
 At meeting(s) discuss:
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Kick-Off date
Publicity & marketing
Recruitment
Training Captains- Set a date
Incentives/gifts
Motivational activities
Optional activities
 If you are managing WAT with multiple site managers, they have the
option of joining a larger county coalition/advisory group or having
their own.
Team Captain Meeting
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 Give each captain a team packet -available on website
 Walk them through the WAT website & Data entry
 http://walkacrosstexas.tamu.edu
Training and Guides
 Registration
 Mileage entry
 Wrap up entry
 “Success stories”
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Who to contact if something goes wrong
Get e-mail addresses of Team Captains to send updates as
needed
2007 WAT Program Results
 WAT was implemented in 116 counties
 Over 15,503 people registered to
participate in the program
 12,634 people completed the 8 week
program
 7, 194 youth participated in school
teams
 Comparison of week 1 to week 8
mileage showed a mean increase of 4.14
miles per person
Expanding Audience Outreach
 In 2007, the Better Living for Texans (BLT)program
participated in WAT.
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Over 3,500 BLT participants walked
 In 2008, the Expanded Nutrition Program (ENP)
will be pilot testing WAT participation and lesson
mini-series.
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10 minute or less lessons will be piloted in 3 ENP counties
 In 2008, partnership with Texercise and WAT will
increase physical activity for Senior audiences.
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Piloted in 2007 by Lexie McGrane, CEA-FCS Denton Co. and
Linda Fuchs, CEA-FCS Bell Co.
Mini-Lesson Topics
Week 1: Welcome to Walk Across Texas
Week 2: Maintaining a Healthy Weight
Week 3: Family Food Time
Week 4: Family Fun Time
Week 5: Out and About
Week 6: Make Smart Choices
Week 7: Set a Goal for a Better You
*Lesson topics may change after spring 2008 pilot*
WAT Model Plans & TExAS Reporting
 Model plans are available in the TExAS system
 The WAT website and TExAS systems CAN NOT
communicate
 Registration & Mileage are entered on WAT website
 Total contacts, events, etc. are to be reported to
TExAS system
WAT Form Revisions
 All forms are available in Spanish on WAT website
 The WAT registration form has been revised- please
use the newest one posted to WAT website.
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Form modifies response choices regarding “place where people
walk/exercise”.
Important to showcase that people in Texas walk where they
can- regardless of rural settings.
Scenarios
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Scenario 1
A county agent gives a nutrition program to a group.
The same group also walked for 8 weeks as a part of
WAT. If the agent already reported them in the
nutrition series in TExAS, would the agent report them
again under WAT?
Yes. The nutrition programs & WAT programs are 2
different programs w/ different strategies and goals.
Scenario 2
The county agent gets a call from a team captain who
has forgotten their password and can’t enter mileage.
What can you do?
You can access all passwords for your county teams
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Login into Agent only site
Select link for “teams in county”
Select your County and year
A table will appear with all team names and their passwords
Scenario 3
Someone is questioning the WAT mileage equivalencies
chart found on the WAT website? How can you respond?
At the WAT kick-off and any correspondence you have with
team captains, discuss “standard” equivalencies that can be
used.
1 mile = 20 minutes of any exercise that makes you breathe hard & sweat
1 mile= 15 minutes of any exercise that makes you breathe VERY hard & sweat
*** Notify Alice Kirk regarding your question.
Scenario 4
When reporting economic impact of WAT
participation in your county, you want to include
youth data, what can you report?
WAT economic impact is only calculated on adult
participants based on a formula that includes demographic
data such as age and gender.
For youth, there is NOT sufficient research to support
calculating economic impact. But we can report total # of
youth that participated and how many miles they walked.
Scenario 5
Your completing a report and need to access your
individual county’s success stories - how do you find
them on the website?
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Go to WAT Home page – http://walkacrosstexas.tamu.edu
Select “See Your Progress” Quick links
Select “View Other’s Success Stories”
Select County and Year
Database Review
 Only get out of the WAT system what you put in!
 Encourage team captains to enter all required forms
COMPLETELY- don’t skip any responses
Registration form
 Weekly mileage
 Wrap-up Form
 Success stories
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 Agents have access to all passwords
 Mileage “standard” equivalencies can be utilized
 Economic impact is not derived for Youth
 Success stories can be accessed by agents
Partnership Presentations
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LEXIE MCGRANE, CEA-FCS,DENTON CO.
Walk Across Texas for Seniors
Denton County - 2007
INCREASING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG
SENIOR CITIZENS
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WAT Advisory Group
 Representatives from:
 Texas Cooperative Extension – Denton County
 North Central Texas Area Agency on Aging
 Geriatric Services Workgroup, University of North Texas
 Special Programs for Aging Needs (SPAN)
 Denton Good Samaritan Village
 Home Helpers
Advisory Group Meetings
 Four planning meetings
 WAT/Texercise partnership
 Identify potential sites
 Recruiting strategies
 Joint Kick-Off event
 Date to begin walking
 Data entry
Kick-Off!!!!!
 February 23, 2007
 Flower Mound YMCA
 Various sites participating
 Two hundred thirty-eight senior citizens (30 teams)
 Guest speakers, health screenings, warm-up
demonstrations, music, refreshments (party
atmosphere!)
Walk Across Texas & Texercise
A Good Partnership
 WAT
 Team captains/site managers training
 Walker’s tools
 Forms
 Texercise
 Pedometers
 Kick-Off registration
 Texercise handbooks
Results
 30 Teams – 238 walkers
 Age
 194 walkers over age 60
 44 walkers 55 to 60
 23,148 miles walked
 A good way to get people over 55 physically active
and extend outreach of the Walk Across Texas
program!
TEXERCISE
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
KEN BOMAR, MARKETING
DIRECTOR DADS PROGRAM
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Texercise is a statewide
fitness program of the Texas
Department of Aging and
Disability Services (DADS)
that educates and involves
individuals and
communities in physical
activities and proper
nutrition.
the Texas Team
Texercise and Walk Across Texas
Partnership Benefits
1. Complimentary programs with common goals
2. Expanded outreach through extension agents and
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Texercise network
Enhanced network with state and local leadership
Increased awareness of resources offered by DADS and
Extension
Good way to get people 55+ physically active and extend
outreach of the Walk Across Texas program
Maximize effectiveness of limited resources for both
Texercise Resources
Texercise provides a wide array of resources that support
local and statewide activities, create awareness and promote
physical and nutritional health options.
 Texercise Handbook
 Pledge
 Certificates
 Team Planning Guide and Media Packet
 Texercise PowerPoint Presentations
 Posters
 Texercise 12-Week Fitness Program
 T-News
 Motivational Incentives
 Texercise DVD
 Website
Texercise Teams
Texercise Teams are
regional partnerships
made up of local and
state organizations
that are committed to
achieving a shared
purpose.
Current Texercise Teams:
• Alamo Texercise (San Antonio area)
• Beaumont Texercise
• Belton Texercise
• Capital Texercise (Austin area)
• Texercise Dallas
• Denton Texercise 2-Step
• Texercise Fort Bend-Fit for Life
• Houston Texercise
• Humble Texercise
• Tarrant Texercise
• Waco Texercise
Community Programs
Some communities and
organizations that have
created Texercise
Community Programs
include:
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Girl Scouts of Texas
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Houston YMCAs
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AARP of Texas
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Sugar Land, TX
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McKinney, TX
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Corpus Christi, TX
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Austin State School
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Texas Retired Teachers Association
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Denton State School
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Texas Recreation and Parks Society
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Lubbock, TX
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Geriatrics Wellness Center of North Texas
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Marshall. TX
Partner Support
 Extension Agent receive Introduction to Texercise kits
 Reciprocal website link
 Quarterly updates via TNews and other media sources
 Community Texercise Kits for the first 25 counties
implementing Texercise/Walk Across Texas
 Same WAT implementation and reporting structure
and
www.Texercise.com
To order Texercise/Walk Across Texas
packets contact :
Malu Faccio
Texercise Assistant Program Coordinator
512.438.3646
[email protected]
For questions about the Texercise/Walk
Across Texas partnership contact:
Ken Bomar
Marketing Director
214.641.2016
[email protected]
For information about
Texercise, or any of the
Texas Department of Aging
and Disability services
volunteer programs call:
1.800.889.8595
Partnering with TEXERCISE
 Complete WAT/TEXERCISE order form – Posted on
the FCS agent only website
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Include ALL requested information including:
How many people over age 55 are expected to participate
 Name of the organization or site
 Address for materials to be sent to
 Etc.,
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 Send completed forms to Alice Kirk via e-mail
[email protected] or fax (979)-845-6496
2008 WAT Summary
 Opportunities for expanded audience outreach
 BLT
 ENP
 TEXERCISE
 NEW mini-lessons pilot tested
 Update data entry website, report features, etc.
 Remember….enter your data
Questions or Comments on WAT
Contact Alice Kirk
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 979-458-2098