PASOS ADELANTESTEPS FORWARD

Program Coordinator

Lourdes Fernandez

¡Vida! Educational Series - Promoting Good Health

Educational Objectives

¡Vida! Educational Series - Promoting Good Health

• Know the program Steps Forward

• Know that heart disease and diabetes can be prevented

• Be more physically active

¡Vida! Educational Series - Promoting Good Health

• Know the risk factors about heart disease, diabetes, cholesterol, high blood pressure.

• How to cope with stress

• Enjoy living smoke free

WHO Steps Forward

Implemented by Mel and Enid College of Public Health

To train health promoters to educate health prevention to community group members

providing information about heart health and diabetes

WHAT

Steps Forward is a program that can help participants and their families to start doing healthier life changes

WHENThe program was first Pilot in

Douglas from 2003-2004 and then continue as a project

Funded by CDC October 2004 to September 2009

HOW2 Promotoras – trainers of the classes

and walking groupsMet once a week in a hall provided by

one of the community churches Scheduler: morning and evening

Walking groups: morning and evening one to three times a week

Summary

¡Vida! Educational Series - Promoting Good Health

The project was a demonstration research project Participants have lower waist circumference, lower BMILab results: lower cholesterol levels and lower high blood pressure Increased physical activity

CONTACT INFORMATION

LOURDES FERNANDEZ, CHW

AzPRC MEL AND ENID ZUCKERMAN

COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH

THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

PHONE; 520-559-3175

EMAIL: chachaml@hotmail.com

mlfernan@email.arizona.edu