1. PASOS ADELANTE STEPS FORWARD
Lourdes Fernandez
Program Coordinator
¡Vida! Educational Series - Promoting Good Health *

2. Educational Objectives
Know the program Steps Forward
Know that heart disease and diabetes can be prevented
Be more physically active
¡Vida! Educational Series - Promoting Good Health *

3. ¡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
¡Vida! Educational Series - Promoting Good Health

5. Implemented by Mel and Enid College of Public Health
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

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

7. WHEN
The program was first Pilot in Douglas from and then continue as a project
Funded by CDC
October 2004 to September 2009

9. HOW 2 Promotoras – trainers of the classes and walking groups
Met 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

11. Summary The project was a demonstration research project
Participants have lower waist circumference, lower BMI
Lab results: lower cholesterol levels and lower high blood pressure
Increased physical activity
¡Vida! Educational Series - Promoting Good Health

13. CONTACT INFORMATION
LOURDES FERNANDEZ, CHW
AzPRC MEL AND ENID ZUCKERMAN
COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
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