Eat Better

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Eat Better Move More
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What Are We Doing Now?

• Meadville Senior Center Prime Time Health
  program
• Chair/Video Exercise Senior fitness videos used
• Chi Kung a form of Tai Chi
• Fitness Fun walking, stretching, and resistance
  exercises
• PEPPI a weight resistance and walking program
• Tai Chi improves balance, strengthens muscles
  and bones
• Exercise Machine Sessions treadmills, stationary
  bikes, and strength training machine
• Smile Exercise Chair exercises for flexibility
  and strength training
• Yoga slow movement stretches to promote
  flexibility and strength
• Dance classes Ballroom Dance, Line Dance, and
  Tap Dance

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What Are We Doing Now?

• Lakeland Senior Center
• Low impact aerobics with weight training
• Tai Chi
• Cambridge Senior Center
• Exercise Equipment

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Why Is There a Need For a Health Initiative in
Crawford County?

• In Crawford County 68 of residents are
  overweight or obese and this has serious health
  consequences.
• In 2002 in Crawford County 40 of residents had
  hypertension, and 43 of residents had high
  cholesterol.

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What Will Be Done?

• The HealthierUS initiative was launched by Bush
  in 2002 to encourage Americans to
• Be physically Active
• Many chronic diseases can be prevented with
  modest exercise, in some cases as simple as
  walking for half an hour daily.

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HealthierUS Initiative

• Eat a healthy diet
• Americans should make simple adjustments to their
  diet and avoid excessive portions. Increasing
  fruit and vegetable consumption is a central part
  of a healthier diet.
• In July we will be starting our new Senior Center
  healthier lunches

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HealthierUS Initiative

• Get Preventive Screenings
• A simple test like a cholesterol screen or a
  blood pressure check can reveal current health
  status and identify a need to adjust diet or
  behavior.
• Make Healthy Choices
• Avoid tobacco and drugs as well as the abuse of
  alcohol, and make smart and safe choices in your
  everyday life

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SoSteps to Healthy Aging was Born!

• National Competetive Grant Opportunity-
• 10 winners out of 106 applicants

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Steps to Healthy Aging Eat Better Move More

• It is the portion of the initiative that was
  developed for Older Americans Act nutrition
  programs
• Designed to fit the interests and needs of older
  adults who want to maintain their quality of life

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What Steps to Healthy Aging Includes

• 12 weekly sessions
• Focus on a different aspect of nutrition and
  physical activity each week
• Includes mini talks, activities, resources and
  a Tips and Tasks sheet
• Each participant receives a step counter, and is
  asked to record their daily number of steps on
  their Tips and Tasks sheet. Each week they will
  set a new step goal for themselves, increasing
  their average number of steps by 10

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What Active Aging Will Do

• A national pilot study of this project held at
  the Meadville, Cambridge, and Linesville Senior
  Centers.
• This project is in partnership with Meadville
  Medicals Mind and Body Wellness Center. Their
  excellent staff and dietitians have implemented
  Weigh to Go Crawford County for the past two
  years.

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JulyAugust Enrollment

• Orientation Luncheons
• Meadville August 18th at noon, Evening- August
  11th at 530
• Linesville August 9th at noon
• Cambridge- August 5th at noon
• Information and sign-up at all special events
• Goal 150 people to participate!

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Class Times

• Meadville Thursdays at 1100am
• from Sept. 16th to Dec. 9th
• Meadville Evenings Wednesdays at 530pm
• from Sept. 22nd to Dec. 8th
• Linesville Wednesdays at 1045am
• from Sept. 15th to Dec. 1st
• Cambridge Mondays at 830am
• from Sept. 13th to Nov. 29th

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What Will Be Covered In the Program?
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Weeks 1-2

• Week 1
• Orientation
• Eating Better for Health
• Nutrition questionnaires will be distributed
• Week 2
• Walking More
• Distribution and explanation of step counters

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Weeks 3-4

• Weeks 3-4 Eating Better
• Discussion of the importance of having 5 colorful
  fruits and vegetables a day
• Weeks 3-4 Moving More
• Increase step goal by 10
• Discuss the importance of stretching, and teach
  participants three simple stretches and three
  easy movements

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Weeks 5-6

• Weeks 5-6 Eating Better
• Talk about 3-a-day for calcium and the importance
  of calcium as part of a healthy diet
• Moving More
• Week 5 Explain how someone knows if they are
  working hard enough or working too hard when
  doing exercises.
• Week 6 Explain that weight bearing exercise such
  as walking reduces bone loss and helps prevent
  osteoporosis
• Calculate new step goal

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Weeks 7-8

• Weeks 7-8 Eating Better
• Explanation on the importance of fiber and how
  much is needed daily
• Share tips on adding more fiber to the diet
• Moving More
• Week 7 Discuss tips and strategies for walking
  in all types of weather.
• Week 8 Explanation that exercise along with diet
  helps keep a person regular and also helps with
  sleep
• Set a new step goal

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Weeks 9-10

• Weeks 9-10 Eating Better
• Discuss healthy portion sizes
• Moving More
• Week 9 Explain the importance of good posture
  and have them practice walking with proper
  posture
• Week 10 Stress the importance of being at a
  healthy weight to help prevent chronic diseases
  often associated with obesity, and how physical
  activity can help
• Recalculate step goal

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Weeks 11-12

• Week 11 Eating Better
• Discuss the Food Guide Pyramid and analyze the
  meal that was served that day
• Week 11 Moving More
• Give ideas on how to add steps each day both in
  home and away from the home
• Calculate step goal
• Week 12 Celebrate Success!
• Help participants make plans to continue Eating
  Better and Moving More!

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Do You Have Any Questions?

• Sign up today!
• For more information call us at 333-1792 or
  1800-321-7705