Transcript Physical Activity Today – Implementation and Evaluation March 9th 2006 Walk Texas - Austin Chapter 10-Week Challenge Presented by Sabrina McCarty Chronic Disease Prevention Health Educator Austin/Travis County.

Physical Activity Today –
Implementation and Evaluation
March 9th 2006
Walk Texas - Austin Chapter
10-Week Challenge
Presented by
Sabrina McCarty
Chronic Disease Prevention Health Educator
Austin/Travis County Health & Human Services
Agenda
Background
How
Are
on CDP Program and Walk Tx
it works: Walk Tx Implementation
we making a difference: Walk Tx Evaluation
Chronic Disease Prevention Focus
 Lack
of Physical Activity
 Nutrition
 Tobacco
Habits
Use/Exposure
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Walk Texas History:
Timeline and Focus
1995: UT Health & Science Center in
Houston, School of Public Health
1996: Texas Department of Health – TDC/P
1997: Cut Diabetes Culturally - ATCHHSD
1998: CDIP Program – ATCHHSD
2002: 10-Week Challenge
2005: + children
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Today, How to Participate:
Participate in Walk Tx via 10-Week Challenge:
 Occurs 4 times per year
 Participate once or more
Participate as:
 An Individual
 A Group Leader
 A Group Member
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Implementation of 10-Week Challenge
1.
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5.
Promotion Phase
Physical Activity Safety
Seminar
10-Week Challenge
Incentives for All
Active Austin Guide
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Promote Program!
Promotion Phase 2 Weeks Prior to Event:
Event: Walk Texas Physical Activity Safety Seminar
Event kicks off each 10-Week Challenge
Promote through:
 Worksites:
– Wellness Programs
– Email List Serves and Websites
– News Letters
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Paid Media: print, radio, billboards, theater ads, magazine ads
 In-Kind Media: News Release to above + TV
 Promote to Partners, CBO’s
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Physical Activity Safety Seminar
Media Promotion 2-weeks prior to PASS.
New Group Leaders attend before 10-Week
Challenge begins, preferably.
Start-Up Kit, Orientation of Project, and
safety information (injury prevention &
crime prevention) to share with group
members.
Offered 4 times a year:
January 2006
April 15th
July 8th
October 7th
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Next Steps, After PASS
1. Collect Registration and Release of
Liability Forms
2. Meet 1-on-1 with Walk Texas Coordinator
• Bring group forms
• Receive Group Leader T-Shirt
3. Begin 10-Week Challenge
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Path Starters
Spot Removers
Waistful Walkers
Thin in 10
Health Nuts
Mommy Madness
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Extension Energizers
For His Glory
Praywalkers
Footstep Friends
Walking Rams
Women In Training
Rainy Nights in Georgia
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What’s the Challenge
Of the
10-Week Challenge?
To include at least
30 – 60 minutes
of
physical activity
(NOT JUST WALKING)
in your day,
most days of the week.
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During the 10-Week Challenge:
1.
Each Participant keeps track
of their daily activities
2.
Report total points at end
3.
Receive prize & celebrate!
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How do you keep track?
Use:
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Track Points per Week of the 10-Week Challenge:
Wall Charts
Name
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 10
Total
Points
Group
Leader
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Pocket logs
Start Up Kit Appendix B Form
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3
4
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Your own calendar
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Just write it down:
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what you do, # minutes, then
figure out # points
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How many points? ~ Use Activity Chart
Points for Activities per every 30 minutes
AAG, p. 10
Aerobic Dance/Dancing
Baseball/Softball
Basketball
Bicycling
Frisbee
Gardening
House Cleaning
Ice/Roller Skating
Jogging/Running
Brisk Walking
Martial Arts
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5
8
8
3
5
4
7
7
4
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Source: American College of Sports Medicine’s Resource Manual for Guidelines for
Exercising, Testing and Prescription. Third Edition. 1998.
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What’s The Prize?
Incentive Plan for Active Members:
Based on Lt. Governor’s Challenge of Delaware
Based on
Recommend
ations for
adults to be
active at
least 30
minutes per
day, most
days of the
week.
Children
need at least
60 minutes a
day.
Bronze Medal – 120 – 199 points. If you
walk briskly for 30 minutes, 3 times per
week you can achieve 120 points in 10 weeks.
Silver Medal – 200 – 319 points. If you
walk briskly for 30 minutes, 5 times per
week you can achieve 200 points in 10 weeks.
Gold Medal – 320 – 560 points. If you
walk briskly for 60 minutes, 4 times per
week or jog 30 minutes, 5 times per week
you can achieve at least 320 points in 10
weeks.
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AAG, p. 6
Shoes for Austin incentive for
Group Leaders Only
*** Grant ends December 2006 ***
New pair of shoes – Shoes for Austin grant
requirements must be met:
1. Recruit & lead 10 people in 10-week Challenge
2. Attend PASS, share info with group
3. Participate in 10-Week Challenge yourself and
earn silver medal or greater
4. Turn in team final points within one week of end
of 10-Week Challenge
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Group Leader Responsibilities
1.
Recruit members, 5-10 people per team
2.
Share PASS information
3.
Distribute, collect, return forms (in Kit)
4.
Track Group Points & Submit Final Report
5.
Distribute incentives
6.
Have fun!
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Start Up Kit:
Walk
Texas Program Description
10-Week Challenge
How it works
Group Leader Responsibilities
Participation in the Challenge
Incentives and Tracking
Appendices: Forms (next slide)
Final Report (Just 1 #)
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Appendices: Forms
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A: Registration Form
A: Release of Liability
B: Tracking Log
B: Activity Chart
C: Award Form
• C: Evaluations
• C: Group Leader Check
Off Sheet & final report
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Evaluation
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Required Forms:
Registration, Award
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Evaluations
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Final Reports
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2005 Participant Data
Gender Distribution
0.57%
26.07%
Female
Male
Not Specified
73.35%
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2005 Participant Data
Ethnicity Distribution
2.73%
White/Non-Hispanic
1.21%
1.37%
Hispanic
20.18%
Native American
38.85%
Black/Non-Hispanic
0.61%
Asian
Other
35.05%
More than One Ethnicity
Specified
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2005 Participant Data
Forms of Physical Activity
6.64%
4.30% 3.91%
Aerobics
8.59%
Walking
Jogging/Running
Outside Activities
3.91%
Weights
3.13%
Housework
3.13%
3.52%
Yardwork
57.03%
Sports
Dance/Yoga/Pilates
5.86%
Other
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2005 Participant Data
Outcome of Goal
90%
77.89%
Percent Participants
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
22.11%
10%
0%
Did Not Meet Goal
Met or Exceeded Goal
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2005 Participant Data
Change in Physical Activity Level
80%
70.54%
Percent Particpants
70%
60%
50%
40%
27.52%
30%
20%
10%
0%
1.94%
Less Active
About the Same
More and Much More Active
Personal Belief according to Answ er Options
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Walk Texas Participation:
Walk Texas
10-Week
Challenge,
2005
Children's
8-Week
Summer
2005 Challenge
April 2002 - September 2005
Participation in Walk Texas 10-Week Challenge
200
300 2500
50 500
0
# Participants
# Group Leaders
2002
2003
2004
# Participants # Group Leaders
Jan-05
Dec-04
Nov-04
Sep-04
Aug-04
Jul-04
Jun-04
May-04
Apr-04
Mar-04
Feb-04
Jan-04
Challenge
Dec-03
Week
Nov-03
Oct-03
Sep-03
Aug-03
Jul-03
Jun-03
May-03
Apr-03
Aug-02
Jul-02
Jun-02
May-02
Apr-02
Week 12005
Week 2 April
Week 2005
3 Week 4 Week
Week 6 Week
7 Week
January
July52005
October
20058
Oct-04
0
0
Mar-03
20
1000
Feb-03
40
100
Jan-03
60
150
Dec-02
80
1500
Nov-02
100
200
Oct-02
120
Sep-02
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
250 2000
per week
140
(at all Playground Sites)
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Number
Number of
of Participants
Participants
180
# Groups
2005
# Groups
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Walk Texas Austin Chapter
10-Week Challenge
2005 Participant Phone Survey
Did your participation in the 10-Week
Challenge help you become more physically
active? Yes / No Please explain:
Phone Survey:
1 year
9 months
6 months
3 months
After 10-Week Challenge
Do you still work out or exercise the same
number of days a week now as you did during
the 10-week challenge? Yes / No Please
explain:
On average, how many days per week do you
exercise for at least 30 minutes, in which your
heart rate increases and it makes you sweat?
______________________________
What physical activity do you engage in most
of the time?
If you could do one thing to make the Walk
Texas Challenge better, what would that be?
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Printing funded by Steps to a Healthier
Austin Program.
Includes: local
The Active
Austin Guide is
a resource
booklet of free
or low cost
community
resources for
physical activity
or healthy
nutrition.
Active Austin Guide
Walk Texas – Austin Chapter
Austin/Travis County Health & Human Services Department
parks, pools,
preserves, trails,
cycling trails,
state parks in
our region,
county parks,
community
gardens,
farmers
markets, local,
state, and
national
organizations.
Steps to a Healthier Austin Initiative
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Contact Information
Sabrina McCarty
512-972-5463
[email protected]
Austin/Travis County Health & Human Services
Department - Steps to a Healthier Austin Program
P.O. Box 1088
Austin, Texas 78767 - 1088
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