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Impact Report

For plan KA 703. Nutrition Education and Behavior (McKinley County Nutrition Plan of Work )
Date September 18, 2007, 6:18 pm
For Objective Medium-term Show medium-term objectives
Impact Report Proposed Training of Lifestyle Blance Facilitators and Coaches. This project is being proposed and supported by Health Promotion Disease Prevention. Pat Sheely GMIC (Gallup Indian Medical Center)Diatician, and Mildred lincoln, Alvera Enote trainers from GIMC are currently the only trainers. Elena Bowers has been identified as a candidate for the LBS Training Program. Elena has worked with Pat Sheely for the past three years presenting Nutrition Education, Kitchen Creations and Lean 'n Easy Low Fat Cooking for the Diabetes Prevention students at UNM. Pat and Elena also think that is would be advantageous for the McKinley County Extension Nutrition Educators to attend and assist with the training since they also work with GIMC. This colloberative effort will allow more trainings to run simultaneously at different locations in Galllup and on the Navajo Reservation. Lifestyle Balance is a successful weight loss and exercise program that can prevent diabetes and other chronic illnesses. Presently they are able to present the program twice a year. The goal is to meet the needs of more people by training facilitators and coaches who will present the program in various settings. Examples are a group of post gestational diabetes mothers and parents of overweight and obese children. Since there are currently only two programs a year there is a great need to have classes starting more frequently. We are proposing that participants of the LBS training Program meet weekly for 2 1/2 hours (2:30-5:00p.m.) from January to May. The participants would experience the LSB 16 week curriculum, record keeping, fat gram counting, and exercise goals that people in the program experience. In addition participants would learn about readiness to change, motivational interviewing and learning styles in order for them to be effective coaches. A large portion of the meeting time would be spent in discussion and role-playing. This will abe an interactive and hands-on learning experience that prepares the participant to begin and execute the Lifestyle Blance Program with a group of people. The result of this training would be to present the LSB Program to a group of 10-15 people. Who to target, how to recruit participants, and the organizing of the program would be addressed during the training program. Clerical and data support services would be provided by HPDP so that the facilitator/coach could concentrate their time on teaching and meeting their group. It is expected that this would take 4 to 6 hours per week. GIMC and Ces staff are striving to ensure a healthier community.