Health Promotion
Chronic Disease Risk Reduction

Health & Nutrition Extension programs are designed to educate program participants and provide them with skills needed to change lifestyle behaviors to reduce their risk of major chronic diseases and conditions including heart disease, cancer, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and stroke. Research projects are designed to strengthen Extension education programs through increased understanding of target audiences and program evaluation studies. Unless otherwise noted, Extension education programs are designed for adult audiences. Most have been developed using the Health Belief Model and experiential learning approaches. Lessons include a variety of teaching methods to reach different types of learners.

Cholesterol Control

This is an eight-lesson curriculum designed to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease among persons at high-risk. The curriculum provides background information with references; marketing, recruiting, and registration materials; lesson plans; evaluation materials; transparency masters; and consumer handout masters. Lessons focus on risk factors, healthful eating (primary focus) at home and away from home, including label reading, exercise and physical activity, and stress management.

Cholesterol Control Self Study

This is a six-lesson curriculum designed to be mailed to clientele weekly. The program provides practical tips to help clientele make behavior changes to reduce health risks. The curriculum includes notes for the program coordinator, recruiting brochure, lesson and consumer handout masters, post program and follow-up evaluation instruments, and reporting form. Lessons focus on risk factors, healthful eating at home and away from home, including label reading, and exercise/physical activity. Materials are easy to read.

Keeping the Pressure Down

This curriculum includes eight short lessons that can be easily compressed into four longer lessons for an alternative program design. The curriculum includes program information, recruiting brochures for worksites and consumers, logos, lessons with background information, overhead masters, consumer handout masters, and evaluation and reporting materials. Topics covered include risk assessment, physical activity, healthy eating, decoding food labels, recipe reform, stress management, and eating out sensibly.

Take Charge of Your Diabetes

Take Charge of Your Diabetes (TCYD) is an in-depth Extension-based, collaborative educational program targeted to adults with type 2 diabetes. The program is designed to improve blood glucose control and reduce long-term health risks of persons with diabetes by providing the information and motivation they need to adopt positive behavior changes. The curriculum includes an educator's guide; nine educational sessions with suggested activities, PowerPoint presentations with key points, participant handouts, and resources list; two follow-up sessions; evaluation instruments; and supporting materials and documents. The program is available from the IFAS Bookstore, http://www.ifasbooks.ufl.edu  - Education CD-ROMs section.

Toward Permanent Weight Management

This is a series of 10 lessons focused on improving lifestyle behaviors for better health, improved body image, and weight management. TPWM is targeted to people interested in making permanent lifestyle changes and/or wanting to lose weight. It is NOT a quick weight loss program. Behavior modification techniques are included. The curriculum includes background information with references, program instructions, lesson plans, overhead and consumer handout masters, recruitment materials, evaluation instruments, and reporting form.

For More Information Contact

Dr. Linda B. Bobroff
Professor, Foods and Nutrition
(352)392-1895 x 305
bobroff@ufl.edu

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