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Body works ppt
1. Office on Women’s Health,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
www.womenshealth.gov/bodyworks
2. Background
• Parents and caregivers play an important role in shaping
the nutrition and physical activity patterns of their
children
• Children and adolescents are less likely to be overweight
or obese if their parents maintain a healthy weight
• Parent participation in childhood obesity prevention
programs has been shown to have a positive effect on
program success
3. BodyWorks Program
Purpose:
• To provide parents/caregivers with tools &
strategies to improve family eating and activity
habits
• To support adolescent boys and girls in reaching
and maintaining a healthy weight
• To prevent obesity among adolescent boys and
girls
4. Primary audience
• Parents and caregivers
of adolescent boys and
girls
Secondary audiences
• Adolescent boys and
girls
• Other family members
8. BodyWorks
• HHS’ developed parent-focused program after
two years of formative research
• Introduced in 2006
• Led by trained facilitators
• Ten parent-focused sessions, 90 minutes each
• Girls/boys come to two sessions with
parents/caregivers
9. Community-Based
Approach to Distribution
• Trainers are trained in
one-day small group
sessions to:
– Promote the program
– Recruit parents and
caregivers
– Facilitate 10-session
program with parents and
caregivers
– Train others to be trainers
Office on Women’s
Health
10 OWH Regional Offices
Community-based organizations,
health professionals,
hospitals/clinics, faith-based
organizations, and other non-
profits
Parents/Caregivers
Teens Families
11. Partners and Collaborators
• Action for Healthy Kids
• Alliance for a Healthier
Generation
• American Association of
Family and Consumer
Sciences
• BCBS of Michigan (Building
Healthy Communities)
• General Mills Foundation and
Community Action Plan
• GirlTrek
• Latino Health Access
• National Association for Health
& Fitness
• National Association for Health
Education Centers
• National Coalition for
Promoting Physical Activity
• Obesity Action Coalition
• Seattle BodyWorks Coalition
• U.S. Mexico Border Health
Commission
• Virginia Department of Health
(CHAMPION)
12. Program Components
Parents/families
1. BodyBasics (Parent’s Guide)
2. Food and Fitness Journals
3. Weekly Planner (magnet)
4. Recipe Book
5. Shopping List
6. DVD on Shopping & Cooking
Boys/Girls
1. For Teens and For Guys
Magazines
2. Food and Fitness Diary
13. BodyBasics/
Fundamentos
Format:
• Magazine style
publication for visual
appeal
Purpose:
• Provides health
information, strategies
for healthy eating and
regular physical activity
• Explains how to use the
toolkit
• Lists resources for
families
14. Food and Fitness
Journals/Diario de
Comidas Y
Actividades Fisicas
•Family members to
record meals, snacks,
activities, and emotions
to identify eating and
activity habits
•Checklist in
BodyBasics helps
parents review journal
entries
•Goal-setting chart in
diaries
15. Recipe Book/
Platillos Latinos
Purpose:
• To provide
families with
easy, low-cost
recipes for meals
and snacks
• To reinforce
nutrition and
cooking
information
featured in
BodyBasics
18. BodyWorks For Teens
and For Guys
• Magazine-style publications
for girls and boys (9 to 14)
Publication content
• Self-assessments, quizzes,
games, interviews
• Goal-setting tools
• Teen writers/illustrators
Formative research
• Literature review
• Health behavior change
theory
• Focus groups
19. Train-the-Trainers Guide
• One day training
• Appendices
- A. Training Tips
- B. Behavior Change
- C. Resources
Training Manual for Parents
• Lesson plans for 10 sessions
• Behavior Change
• Healthy Eating
• Physical Activity
• Setting Goals and meal
planning
• Shopping for meals
• Advocacy
• Media Influences
20. For Guys Training Guide
Addendum
• Background
• Including Boys & Girls in BodyWorks
Sessions
• Tips for Facilitating BodyWorks & Boys
• Assessing Parenting Styles
• Websites: Teens’ Health & Behavior
• Your Teens & Stress
• Reading List for Parents
• Suggested Websites for Parents with Boys
• Media & Boys: What Parents Can Do
• Emotional Eating Case Study
• Screen Time Case Study
• Your Environment
• Websites For Guys with Ads
• Key Areas of Adolescent Development &
Learning
21. BodyWorks Program Support
• Bodyworks Web site
– www.womenshealth.gov/bodyworks
• Find trainers, trainings, programs
• Planning and promotion tools for trainers
• BodyWorks Listserv
– Self-subscribed, moderated
• Update Newsletter
– Quarterly
22. BodyWorks Program Support
• Technical Assistance
– One-on-one follow up with new trainers
– New trainer orientation packet
– Program planning assistance
– Regional trainer conference calls
– Regional Trainer Advisory Panel
– BodyWorks@hagersharp.com - public inquiry
23. National BodyWorks Evaluation
Objectives
• Evaluate impact on knowledge, awareness,
attitudes, and practices of parents and girls
regarding nutrition and physical activity
• Determine the most effective strategies for
successful implementation of BodyWorks
24. Key Findings
• BodyWorks significantly changed parent intentions,
motivation, and immediate behavior.
• Girls responded positively to their parents/caregivers’
participation in BodyWorks.
• Once enrolled in the 10 session program, 70 % of
parents stayed for the full program. We are continuing to
increase the number of parents taught.
• BodyWorks led to an initial, effective train-the-trainer
process; it was more effective in recruiting other trainers
than in recruiting parents/caregivers.
25. National BodyWorks Evaluation
Disseminating the Results
• Final Report complete
• Executive Summary distributed
– BodyWorks Trainers
– Partners
– Steering Committee
– Federal partners
• Results disseminated at conferences & exhibits