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To achieve this objective, priority recommendations include
provision of adequate funding for state and local recreational
sites and facilities, developing model policies to increase
access to public facilities for physical activity, and
increasing the number of worksites that have policies
that enhance physical activity opportunities.
The description below illustrates what organizations and
communities are doing to support priority recommendations
to increase access to free or low cost recreational opportunities.
The
goal of the Washington National Guard Wellness Program
is to improve physical fitness of soldiers who did
not deploy, having a program in place for deployed
soldiers upon their return from deployment, and
involving family members in physical activity and
healthy food choices to help them cope better while
spouses/significant others are deployed, as well
as developing healthy life style changes so that
returning service members will be met with happier,
healthier, more fit family members who have made
definitive lifestyle changes during their absence,
thus encouraging returning soldiers to also adopt
healthier life choices.
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Target
audience: Service members, family members of
service members.
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Evaluation:
We use biometric data such as height, weight, waist-to-hip
ratios, lipid levels, and blood pressure readings.
We also use surveys to evaluate responses to questions
such as the amount of milk consumed and what type,
the amount of caffeine ingested, the amount of red
meat consumed, and the amount of water consumed,
as well as the frequency, duration and intensity
of physical activity at the beginning and the end
of each pilot/activity period.
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Partners:
American Cancer Society, Gold's Gym, Get Fit Foods,
DOH, United States Army Center for Health Promotion
and Preventive Medicine
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Lead
agency role: The Washington
National Guard serves the American public by
providing a trained miitary force for national defense,
as well as protecting citizens of Washington, their
property and the environment on a 24-hour per day
basis.
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For
more information:
Janet
McTurnal
Tel: 253-512-8041
Fax: 253-512-7533
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The
Southeast Senior Physical Activity Coalition is
a coalition of Southeast Seattle providers, organizations,
business leaders and community representatives working
in partnership to increase the opportunities for
physical activity for SE senior populations.
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Target
audience: Southeast Seattle older adults.
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Evaluation:
This is part of a larger community-level intervention
to increase opportunities for older adults to engage
in appropriate, safe and fun physical activities.
Formative and outcome evaluation will be conducted
over a five-year period.
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Partners:
Seattle Dept of Parks and Recreation, Feet First
and the Healthy Aging Partnership, Walking Programs
Southeast Senior Center - Sound Steps, Rainier Vista
Vietnamese Senior ASsociation, Somali Community
Services - Sound Steps, Cross Cultural Health Care,
Walking Program Lifetime Fitness Program, Southeast
Senior Center, Somali Community Services, Rainier
Health & Fitness Center, Filipino Community
Services of Seattle, Chinese Baptist Church, Cantonese
Dance Group
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Lead
agency role: The Health Promotion Research Center
is a part of the University of Washington's School
of Public Health and Community Medicine, Department
of Health Services. It is funded by the Prevention
Research Center Program of the Federal Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Center
conducts community-based research projects aimed
at promoting the health and well being of Washington
State residents, with a focus on older adults. Its
mission is to improve health by conducting high-quality
prevention research that has an emphasis on healthy
aging and can be incorporated into community practice.
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For
more information:
Gwen Moni
Tel: 206-616-1012
Fax: 206-543-8841
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UP! King County - a physical activity website
directory for King County seniors and their providers.
It provides easy access to local physical activity
programs for older adults by zip code and activity.
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Target
audience: Community seniors, healthcare providers,
and service providers/organizations.
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Evaluation:
Traffic tracking and dissemination monitoring. More
formal evaluation to be determined. May be linked
to related national efforts in the future.
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Partners:
Senior Services of Seattle/King County, Public Health-Seattle
& King County, Comprehensive Health Education
Foundation, Aging & Disability Services, and
the Healthy Aging Partnership.
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Lead
agency role: The Health Promotion Research Center
is a part of the University of Washington's School
of Public Health and Community Medicine, Department
of Health Services. It is funded by the Prevention
Research Center Program of the Federal Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Center
conducts community-based research projects aimed
at promoting the health and well being of Washington
State residents, with a focus on older adults. Its
mission is to improve health by conducting high-quality
prevention research that has an emphasis on healthy
aging and can be incorporated into community practice.
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For
more information:
Gwen Moni
Tel: 206-616-1012
Fax: 206-543-8841
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