The role and influence of "Champions" in a community-based lifestyle risk modification programme
This article describes the training and implementation of the Waist Disposal Challenge in service clubs in Western Australia in 2009–2010. Ninety-three Champions from 52 clubs were trained to deliver educational presentations to 1100 peers and facilitate a BMI competition among 764 peers. Champions...
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| author | Aoun, Samar Shahid, Shaouli Le, L. Packer, Tanya |
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| description | This article describes the training and implementation of the Waist Disposal Challenge in service clubs in Western Australia in 2009–2010. Ninety-three Champions from 52 clubs were trained to deliver educational presentations to 1100 peers and facilitate a BMI competition among 764 peers. Champions reported significant improvements in their knowledge and confidence to motivate their peers to make changes to their diet and physical activity with 82% of participants completing the BMI competition and on average 58% experiencing and sustaining a BMI reduction for 12 months. It is evident that the Champions had influenced the uptake and success of the intervention. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-302762017-09-13T16:08:35Z The role and influence of "Champions" in a community-based lifestyle risk modification programme Aoun, Samar Shahid, Shaouli Le, L. Packer, Tanya nutrition the Waist Disposal Challenge natural helper intervention BMI Lay Health Advisers health promotion physical activity Champions This article describes the training and implementation of the Waist Disposal Challenge in service clubs in Western Australia in 2009–2010. Ninety-three Champions from 52 clubs were trained to deliver educational presentations to 1100 peers and facilitate a BMI competition among 764 peers. Champions reported significant improvements in their knowledge and confidence to motivate their peers to make changes to their diet and physical activity with 82% of participants completing the BMI competition and on average 58% experiencing and sustaining a BMI reduction for 12 months. It is evident that the Champions had influenced the uptake and success of the intervention. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30276 10.1177/1359105312449194 Sage Publications Ltd. fulltext |
| spellingShingle | nutrition the Waist Disposal Challenge natural helper intervention BMI Lay Health Advisers health promotion physical activity Champions Aoun, Samar Shahid, Shaouli Le, L. Packer, Tanya The role and influence of "Champions" in a community-based lifestyle risk modification programme |
| title | The role and influence of "Champions" in a community-based lifestyle risk modification programme |
| title_full | The role and influence of "Champions" in a community-based lifestyle risk modification programme |
| title_fullStr | The role and influence of "Champions" in a community-based lifestyle risk modification programme |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role and influence of "Champions" in a community-based lifestyle risk modification programme |
| title_short | The role and influence of "Champions" in a community-based lifestyle risk modification programme |
| title_sort | role and influence of "champions" in a community-based lifestyle risk modification programme |
| topic | nutrition the Waist Disposal Challenge natural helper intervention BMI Lay Health Advisers health promotion physical activity Champions |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30276 |