The Healthy Living Program: How to Bless Your Heart

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The Healthy Living Program How to Bless Your
Heart

• Nancy M. Bennett M.D., M.S.
• The Center for Rochesters Health
• Monroe County Dept of Public Health
• James Jones
• Center for Lifetime Wellness
• University of Rochester

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The Healthy Living Program Bless Your Heart

• Background
• Program Development
• Results
• Program Description

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Adult Health Goals

• Promote Healthy Behaviors that Reduce the Risk of
  Chronic Disease
• Promote Optimal Use of Preventive Health Services
  

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Healthy Living Partnership

• American Diabetes Association
• American Heart Association
• American Lung Association
• Arthritis Foundation
• Insurers - Excellus, Preferred Care
• Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency
• Health Systems - Strong, ViaHealth, Unity,
  Lakeside
• Monroe County - Health Department and Office for
  the Aging
• University of Rochester

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Physical Activity Gateway to other behaviors

• Smoking cessation
• Improved nutrition
• Mental health improvements
• Add physical activity rather than taking away
  other pleasures!

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Healthy Living Partnership Strategies

• Broad Communications Campaign
• Be Active Rochester
• Healthy Living Program
• Rochester Walking Challenge
• Prescriptions for physical activity
• Worksite Health Alliance

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Healthy Living Program

• Targets inner-city community
• Based in churches and community centers - CHHAP
• Developed in collaboration with the Center for
  Lifetime Wellness
• 12 week, 24 session program
• Health promotion curriculum
• Introduction to physical activity
• Individual care coordination based on health
  assessment

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Healthy Living Program Participants 20022004,
n804

• Mean Age 51 years (19-92)
• African-American 93
• Female 90
• Education
• HS or less 38
• Some college 39
• College graduate 20
• Insurance
• Uninsured 7
• Medicaid/Medicare 19
• Private 70

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HLP Risk Factor Profile N 804

• Overweight/Obese 86
• (BMI25)
• Hypertension 43
• High Cholesterol 28
• Diabetes 17
• Current Smoking 7
• Heart Disease 5

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HLP Physical Fitness Level
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HLP Exercise Participation
Meets 2010 Goal Moderate 5x weekly for 30
minutes Aerobic 3x Weekly for 20 minutes
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HLP Dietary Guideline Compliance
Self reported compliance with USDA recommendations
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Improvements in Health Measures

• BMI
• 50 foot walk time
• Chair rise repetition
• Sit and reach
• Joint flexion - shoulders and hips

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Overall Health (self-reported)
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Summary

• Improving physical activity and nutrition are key
  to improving health
• Gains are modest but build towards sustained
  health improvement
• Faith and community based programs engage
  participants in comfortable, safe and convenient
  environments
• Fellowship is one key to success

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