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Nation Publishing Co. Limited Healthy Lifestyle Initiative. March 6, 2009. Healthy Lifestyle Project. Response to an increase in chronic/non-communicable diseases in Barbados Increase in obesity among Barbadians Transform the way Barbadians looked after themselves. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Nation Publishing Co. Limited
Healthy Lifestyle Initiative
March 6, 2009
*Based on information from the Systematic Survey on Newspaper Readership Nov ember 2005
Healthy Lifestyle Project
• Response to an increase in chronic/non-communicable diseases in Barbados
• Increase in obesity among Barbadians
• Transform the way Barbadians looked after themselves
Components of Healthy Lifestyle Project
• Healthy Lifestyle Extravaganza
• Movement Fest
• Primary Schools’ Fitness Club
Healthy Lifestyle Extravaganza - 1996
• Free health fair- health products & Literature
• Free tests and health checks
• Lecture discussions/demonstrations
• Aerobics
Healthy Lifestyle Extravaganza
Extravaganza cont’d
• Do it for you - 1996• My health. My Responsibility - 1997• Let’s dump bad habits - 1998• It’s everything - 1999• New beginnings - 2000• Food- one swallow does matter - 2001• Enjoy and celebrate - 2002• A natural lifestyle - 2003• Keep fit, be a hit - 2005
Healthy Lifestyle Extravaganza
Movement Fest - 2004
• World Health Organisation challenge to host a ‘move for health’ day
• Free to the public
• Features sporting and leisure activities that promote movement
Movement Fest
• Let’s Get Physical - 2004, 2006
Garrison Savannah
• Let’s Get Phy- sea-cal! - 2007Brandon’s Beach
Movement Fest
Travelling Aerobics
Primary School Fitness Project - 2004
• Encourage healthy living to primary school youth
• Fun and informative activities - exercises, lectures, counseling, hikes, educational tours, beach events
• Sponsors: Ministry of Health, PAHO • Provision of equipment to schools• Tracking of eat habits, exercise – Health
and Fitness Journal
Nation’s Fun Walk - 1988
• Largest walking event in Barbados
• Anniversary celebration of the Nation - November 23
• More than 10,000 persons participate
• Family oriented
Nation’s Fun Walk
Nation’s Fun Ride - 1990
• The largest of its kind in Barbados
• Raises substantial funds for many charitable organisations
• Fun - transformation of ordinary bikes into state-of-the-art pieces
• Family oriented
Nation’s Fun Ride
Evaluation: preliminary, quantitative or qualitative
Key findings of the Healthy Lifestyle Extravaganza Evaluation 2008.
• 72% who attended previous fairs – made positive changes to lifestyle
• 34% - reported an unequivocal yes that the change was as a result of the fair
Evaluation cont’d
• Ongoing evaluation of both Fun Ride and Fun Walk
• Introduction of journal – Primary School fitness project
• Evaluation form of students – measurements at start and end of programme
Thank You