Accounting Instructor Posted Friday, September 29, 2017 Napa Valley College. Create Event Log Installer Crocodile . Accounting Instructor.Faculty (Tenure-Track) Salary: $58,327.00 - $95,863.00. Yemeni Community Association. YCA Pilot 1. 2 Week Young People’s Weight Management Programme. In April 2. 01. 2 the Health Development Officer at the YCA piloted a 1. Young People’s weight management programme. The programme aimed to engage identified young boys in health activities to help them lose weight and improve their health. A basic health assessment (waist circumference, height, weight and BMI measurements) of young boys attending supplementary school who were aged 1. Greets Green Access Centre and were plotted on UK9. A BMI above the 9. A child above the 9. These assessments identified 6 young boys as being either overweight or very overweight and were invited to participate in a 1. Greets Green Access Centre. ![]() GGAC) A BMI above the 9. A child above the 9. Start of Programme Measurements No Age. W/CHt. Wt. BMIBMI centile. In consultation with parents and the young boys themselves it was decided that the ideal day and time to run the weight management programme would be Saturday afternoon, on the same day as the supplementary school that the boys would be attending therefore not causing any inconvenience or a special journey but an hour before lessons started. Therefore the weight management programme took place on Saturdays 1. The programme consisted of half an hour interactive health awareness session and half an hour physical activity session. Each week a various short topics were delivered which included topics about healthy eating, hunger v craving, fat/sugar contents in food, reading food labels, calorie contents, alternative healthier snacks, physical activity, portion sizes and eating regular meals. . The young boys were encouraged to record food and exercise in a diary however this was not well used by the young people citing ‘I forgot’ or ‘I couldn’t be bothered’ as the reasons for this. The boys appeared to gain more from the visual interactive sessions were they had the chance to ask questions and be involved in the sessions. They reported to like the use of visual tools such as portion sizes and they strongly wanted this to relate to the cultural food that they eat at home. As the HDO came from the same cultural background as the boys she was able to relate and accommodate this. Initially the boys physical activity session took place at the GGAC mini gym under supervision were they had 5 minute session on each cardio the cardio vascular equipment and rotated until they had completed half an hour of at least moderate intensity physical activity. This appeared acceptable to them at first where there was a competitive edge to it, however by week 6 they wanted alternative activities with football being the preferred activity. However due to other activities taking place at the GGAC, this request could not beaccommodated. However it was agreed that if another programme was to run it would ideally take place using a mixture of gym, fun circuits and sporting activities to prevent boredom. A midway reassessment at 6 weeks was carried out which acted as both a motivator and to re- establish goals. At 1. End of Programme Measurements: No Age. W/CHt. Wt. BMIBMI Improvement. BMI Centile 1. 11. From the findings all 6 boys participating in the programme had made a reduction in their BMI and weight measurements though it did not make a significant impact on their BMI centile reading; however it is argued that with sustained intervention and support over a longer period that these changes would be more significant and apparent. It is interesting to note that the one boy who fell in the very overweight category made a significant drop in the BME centile to the overweight category and one of the boys in the overweight category dropped into the ‘normal’ weight category. It would also be of worth to note that the mothers of these 2 boys participated in the women’s weight management programme ran by the Health Officer which ran parallel to this programme but on a different day of the week. Therefore it may be argued that in order for significant changes to be made to child obesity programmes cannot be carried out in isolation from the wider family, though not necessarily needs to be delivered together all on one day. Indeed the mothers reported that they enjoyed learning about weight management at a time and day that was convenient for them. To conclude the YCA pilot child weight management programme was successful in assisting the young boys to make improvements to their weight, however the ones that made the most significant improvements had mothers that participated in the YCA adults weight management programme therefore the same health messages were imparted to both group. The boys seemed to enjoy the fact that this group was exclusively for them and appeared to enjoy participating in its activities. A wider young people’s weight management programmes are planned which will be aimed at both boys & girls so watch this space! An evaluation was carried out at the end of the programme where the following was obtained: Question. Was it interesting.
Did you learn anything new. Did you get a chance to join in the sessions and ask questions. What do you think of the person giving the session. What will you change as a result of this session. Smaller portions. Count calories. Stick to calories. ![]() Eat less. What the amount of calories. Count calories. In addition the young boys strongly wanted alternate types of physical activities to make it more interesting, with these being rotated each week.
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