Physical Activity Intervention-3
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Stacy Lee, Saliha Malik, Jake Moriarty
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Adolescents ages 12-19 no matter the race or gender
Target Population:
The population we will be focusing on are adolescents ages 12-19. There are no outstanding factors for gender or race. Background and Rationale: ●
According to the CDC the prevalence of obesity within our target population was 22.2% which is the highest compared to other age groups. The increasing rate of obesity in children does not only affect their physical but also psychological health. Some physical consequences include hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes. While some mental consequences include, poor self-esteem and depression. However, through physical activity these consequences can be reduced. The CDC’s physical activity guidelines state that adolescents need to do 60 minutes or more of moderate to vigorous physical activity, and the three different types (aerobic, muscle-strengthening, and bone-strengthening) should be done 3 days a week. ●
This target population needs an intervention because in this age group there are hormonal
changes within the body, and it can lead to a greater increase in weight if there is no physical activity being done. Having an intervention done in this age group will prevent later life struggles with their mental and physical health. Needs Assessment:
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Increasing Engagement in the classrooms
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During school is where adolescents spend the majority of their time, so if teachers
can create lessons that involve the teamwork of all the students will be able to increase positive mindset for peer support.
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Neighborhood involvement
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In neighborhoods the parks and environment needs to be kept up to a standard for the adolescents, and the neighborhood overall. The community can start a monthly clean up around the area, and if more families get involved it will have a greater effect on the children, because if adolescents see their parents getting involved they are more likely to follow. ●
Increasing motivation
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Motivation is a major point when it comes to physical activity. A way to increase physical activity for this age group is finding a specific sport that they can do after
school that they enjoy. This will also increase their confidence overtime, and if it’s a sport that can be played everyday it will stick with them in the long run. Part 2:
Program Goals: Who
: Obese adolescents ages 12-19
What
: Our program specializes in helping obese adolescents between the ages of 12-19 reduce and maintain a healthy weight. This can also help our target population in achieving more self confidence and preventing the development of weight related mental and physical diseases later in life. Objectives
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Objective 1: Increase aerobic physical activity in obese adolescents ages 12 to 19 by 50%. These
exercises can be done in local parks or other public settings to increase community involvement, and incorporate monthly clean ups of the area. The target population will focus on trying to achieve at least 60 minutes of physical activity weekly by the end of the intervention. Objective 2:
Increase education for adolescents and parents on the importance of physical activity by at least 40%. This will be done by providing the target population with informational videos totaling 5-10 minutes each every week. Informational videos can be shown during school time, and will try to emphasize the importance of physical activity for children by the end of the intervention.
Objective 3: Improving the overall mental and physical health of our target population by conducting short 5 minute surveys of participants' thoughts and feelings. It is important for our population to acknowledge their own feelings and thoughts during the intervention. This can also
monitor how physical activity can not only improve the participants physical health, but also mental health along with self confidence and image by the end of the intervention period. Increased self confidence can lead to motivation and increased participation in the intervention. Program Partners:
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CDC- In order to support health promotion efforts, communities and families can receive funding. The Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration is a good choice as they partner
with community organizations to improve obesity screening and provide counseling services to families with low income and also provide funding for these types of intervention projects.
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation- The RWJF is a charity organization famous for providing funding for research and interventions relating to child obesity. This relates to our study as it incorporates our target population and can help secure funding for our project.
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NIH- The National Institutes of Health offer a variety of different types of funding, grants, and loans for intervention projects regarding health. The NIH could be a good fit for our intervention project because they have similar goals to us and align with our views. Part 3:
Measurement:
For Objective 1
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have each participant keep track of every time they participate in physical activity by writing it down in a notebook. They should write down specific examples of what they did for exercise and how long and how many times they exercised. To see if they are on the right track, every week, each participant will look back at their notebook to see if they met their weekly exercise recommendations.
For Objective 2
, have each participant and their parents have a discussion with other participants and their parents every week. Doing this ensures that they are learning about the importance of physical activity, while also allowing them to learn other things they might not know from the other participants and to also share information they have that others might not have.
For Objective 3
, a way to measure this is to have them take questionnaires to find out if they are showing signs of anxiety and depression, or if they continue to suffer from those symptoms. Doing these questionnaires every two weeks should reveal if their mental health has improved or not after starting physical activity.
Setting:
The most common setting for this intervention would be outdoors, so they have plenty of
options as to where they want to exercise, with the benefit of it being free. Another common setting would be indoors in an at-home gym or a local gym, which can be expensive, but allows them to have access to plenty of machines and weights to help them lose weight.
Timeline:
Specific Intervention Activities:
Behavioral and Informational
: Since obesity is a difficult thing to overcome, especially for adolescents, there will be weekly hourly group support sessions for anyone in the intervention who feel like they are struggling to overcome those struggles they might be facing. Some common struggles are bullying and not having motivation to start exercising, both of which can be solved by having a support group of people who understand what they are going through. Also, these sessions will also be useful for the children and teenagers if they are unable to understand the importance of why they have to achieve a healthier lifestyle, and if they are having a hard time processing how they became obese. If an adolescent is suffering from bad anxiety or depression as a result of their obesity, then they will be provided with weekly therapy for forty minutes if the group support sessions are not enough so they can have better mental health.
Innovation:
What we do that is not common is, if a child or teen is not able to afford a gym membership, then they will be provided one so they can continue to participate in our intervention. Another thing that we do differently is that we offer free therapy for whoever needs it with one of our therapists because it can be a huge problem for our target population, and is something that needs to be taken seriously.
Marketing Strategies:
Our main marketing strategy is to hold assemblies at schools in our area to bring attention to the importance of obesity in adolescents. We want the kids that are obese to see what we have to say so they can decide to join our intervention. We also want to show kids who are not obese that they can support others who are. A way to encourage
the obese adolescents to join our intervention is to give away free merch at these assemblies whenever they join the intervention. This also helps spread awareness since that whenever the merch is worn, other people can see it and look it up on our website if they want to join. Progress: To monitor our progress and make sure our program is delivered as planned
we will host informational sessions and gatherings monthly in which children and parents will be invited to attend. We will keep track of who attends these events by requiring guests to check in upon arrival. Along with hosting events parents will also be sent a short questionnaire via email to survey what location and time would help us reach the most amount of people. The survey will also include a section asking guests what they like about the program and a section for them to leave comments on any improvements that can be made. This process will help us evaluate our progress and directly involve participants in the development of activities throughout the intervention. Impact: Since participants are asked to log their physical activity into their personal notebook it will teach them a sense of responsibility in keeping themselves accountable.
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However, at the weekly group sessions the books will be handed in to ensure that they are getting in the needed amount of physical activity with a sign-in sheet before the meeting. Once all the information has been compiled we are able to see if the population’s physical activity has increased by the end of the week. Outcome: At the beginning of the intervention, each participant had their BMI calculated. So, after each participant completes their six month intervention, they will have their BMI recalculated, which measures how effective the program was for them.
Implications: We believe that focusing on the mental attitude towards physical activity is a crucial part
to achieving success with an intervention because with lack of motivation, the target population would not be able to have long-term benefits from the program.
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