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PASOS ADELANTESTEPS FORWARD
Program Coordinator
Lourdes Fernandez
¡Vida! Educational Series - Promoting Good Health
Educational Objectives
¡Vida! Educational Series - Promoting Good Health
• Know the program Steps Forward
• Know that heart disease and diabetes can be prevented
• Be more physically active
¡Vida! Educational Series - Promoting Good Health
• Know the risk factors about heart disease, diabetes, cholesterol, high blood pressure.
• How to cope with stress
• Enjoy living smoke free
WHO Steps Forward
Implemented by Mel and Enid College of Public Health
To train health promoters to educate health prevention to community group members
providing information about heart health and diabetes
WHAT
Steps Forward is a program that can help participants and their families to start doing healthier life changes
WHENThe program was first Pilot in
Douglas from 2003-2004 and then continue as a project
Funded by CDC October 2004 to September 2009
HOW2 Promotoras – trainers of the classes
and walking groupsMet once a week in a hall provided by
one of the community churches Scheduler: morning and evening
Walking groups: morning and evening one to three times a week
Summary
¡Vida! Educational Series - Promoting Good Health
The project was a demonstration research project Participants have lower waist circumference, lower BMILab results: lower cholesterol levels and lower high blood pressure Increased physical activity
CONTACT INFORMATION
LOURDES FERNANDEZ, CHW
AzPRC MEL AND ENID ZUCKERMAN
COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
PHONE; 520-559-3175
EMAIL: [email protected]
