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8/2/2019 Weight Watcher Program

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WEIGHTWATCHERPROGRAM


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Contents

Healthy Issue

Background

Objectives

Models overview

Strategies

Stakeholders Programs/areas of future development


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Health IssueMaintaining healthy weight in order to

prevent overweight and obese in 12-17years old adolescents in The

Somewhereville Senior High School


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Background

High level of overweight and obesityamong Somewhereville Senior HighSchool students

The school is in industrial area(medium/high SES)

School Canteen is the only single sourceof food (Assumption) :

Sells junk food

Limited options for healthy food choices An increase in bullying

Sedentary life


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Background ( cont)

The curriculum has been through manychanges to incorporate physical activity

in the school The school already have participated in a

national program called one size fits all

No significant changes


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Target Group : 12-17 years old adolescents in Somewhereville Senior High School

Program Goal : to reduce by 5 % the proportion of overweight and obese 12-17 years old

students of Somewhereville Senior High School by the end of April 2013

Behavioural/Environmental Risk Factors

Behavioural Risk Factor 1:Consumption of energy

dense food

Objective :To reduce by 25% the proportion

of 12-17 years old students of

Somewhereville Senior HighSchool who report to consume

energy dense food by the end ofthe program

Contributing Factors : Predisposing : Lack ofknowledge about

healthy food choices

Sub objective 1

Enabling : Fast foods/junk

foods (candies, burgers)are the cheaper option

to students

Sub objective 2

Reinforcing : Peer

influence in the selectionof food as well as family

influence

Sub objective 3


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Program Goal : to reduce by 5 % the proportion of overweight and obese 12-17 years old

students of Somewhereville Senior High School by the end of April 2013


Behavioural Risk Factor 2:Physical inactivity

Objective :To increase by 30% the

proportion of 12-17 years old

students of Somewhereville SeniorHigh School who report to be

compliant to the NationalPhysical Activity Guidelines for 12-

18 years old by the end of theprogram

Contributing Factors : Predisposing : Lack of

knowledge about

physical activity amongstudents

Sub objective 1

Enabling : Poor

infrastructure e.g gym

facilities

Sub objective 2

Reinforcing : Easy accessto transportation systems

Family and peer

influence

Sub objective 3


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Program Goal : to reduce by 5 % the proportion of overweight and obese 12-17 years old students ofSomewhereville Senior High School by the end of April 2013


Environmental Risk Factor 1 :Lack of availability of healthyfood in the school canteen

Objective :To increase by 20% the healthy

food options available in

Somewhereville Senior HighSchool canteen by the end of the

program

Contributing Factors : Predisposing : inadequateknowledge of cooks

regarding recipes andcorrect proportions ofnutritious food

Sub objective 1

Enabling : Higher cost ofhealthy food (fruits andvegetables) which limitsavailability

Sub objective 2

Reinforcing : Lack of strong

school policy regardingaccess to healthy foodLack of influence fromparents, principal, schoolhealth nurse, educationdepartment to students inregards to healthy foodchoices

Sub objective 3


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Selected Risk

Factors/Objectives :Risk Factor 1 : Consumption of energy dense food

Behavioural :To reduce by 25% the proportion of12-17 years old students of Somewhereville Senior

High School who report to consume energy densefood by the end of the program

Risk Factor 2 : Lack of availability of healthy food inthe school canteen

Environmental :To increase by 20% the healthyfood options available in Somewhereville SeniorHigh School canteen by the end of the program


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Model used : TranstheoreticalStages

of ChangeStage Key issues Strategy/Intervention

Pre-contemplation Lack of knowledgeabout healthyfood and health

risks associatedwith overweightand obesity

Education strategy

Contemplation We assume thestudents are unsureabout whethershould changetheir eatingpattern, peersopinions, and thebenefits of healthy

eating

Education strategy Technology

strategy Small media

strategy/merchandise


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Stage Key issues Strategy/Intervention

Ready for action

Unavailability ofhealthy foods in

school canteen

Advocacy andPolicy Strategy

Education strategy

Action Misled by

unhealthy

promotion of foods

in media

Advocacy and

Policy Strategy

Education strategy

Maintenance Students are not

sure about the

benefits/low self-

efficacy

Education strategy

Technology

strategy

Small media

strategy/merchand

ise

Relapse Lack of support

from family,

principal, school

health nurse, and

teachers

Community

partnerships


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StrategiesObjectives Strategy ideas Evaluation

To reduce by 25% theproportion of 12-17years old students ofSomewhereville SeniorHigh School who

report to consumeenergy dense food bythe end of theprogram

Merchandise/smallmedia Flyers, posters,

badges to bedistributed

amongst studentsEducational strategy :

Training, workshopfor students,parents, andschool staff

Technology strategy :

Iphone app tocalculate BMI, andquizzes abouthealthy food (fruitsand vegetables)

FormativeProcessImpactOutcome ?


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StrategiesObjectives Strategy ideas Evaluation

To increase by 20% the

healthy food options

available in

Somewhereville Senior

High School canteen

by the end of the

program

Advocacy strategy :

Petitions amongst

parents, Scholl staff

and students to

advocate for school

policy that supports

availability ofhealthy food

choices

Education strategy :

Educate canteen

workers about

healthy recipespreparation

Food bundling

awareness among

canteen workers

Technology strategy :

Vending machines

for healthy snacks

Formative

Process

Impact

Outcome ?


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Stakeholders Students

School staff

School Board

Nutritionist & dieticians

Parents Canteen owner

School nurse/doctors/physchologist

School principal

Department of Health

Department of Education Public Health Promotion organization


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Pre-existing Program/ Areas

for future developmentPre-existing program

The school already have participated in a

national program called one size fits all

No significant changes

Area of future development :

Review the existing program and make

changes where necessary to come up with

the program that will be suitable for the targetgroup.


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END

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