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F.I.P. Fitness Improvement Program. Objective: The Fitness Improvement Program aims to decrease obesity and increase physical fitness in the community by providing them with fitness facilities and fitness trainers. Community need chart. Community need chart data. Cnyvitals.com.
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F.I.P.Fitness Improvement Program Objective: The Fitness Improvement Program aims to decrease obesity and increase physical fitness in the community by providing them with fitness facilities and fitness trainers.
Community need chart data • Cnyvitals.com
Logical approach literature review • Obesity has risen in 31 states and hasn’t decreased in any (2007 data). The societal costs of obesity include: health issues, lost workdays, being less likely to attend college, lowered self-image and increased depression. • Childhood obesity costs the Health Care system $14.3 billion each year. Research indicates that obesity results in about $117 billion in lost wages and other costs to employers because of decreased productivity. Our nations military readiness is also being effected as increased numbers of young people are being rejected from service due to obesity. • The eight largest weight-loss chains had sales totaling in $788 million while businesses selling dietary supplements totaled $279 million (2000). People are continually trying to lose weight but often fail due to lack of knowledge about healthy ways to lose weight.
Logical approach works cited • Burgess, Y. (2008). Personal Trouble or Public Issue: A Study of Obesity in the U.S. Conference Papers -- American Sociological Association, 1. • Gollust, S. E., Niederdeppe, J., & Barry, C. L. (2013). Framing the Consequences of Childhood Obesity to Increase Public Support for Obesity Prevention Policy. American Journal Of Public Health, 103(11), • Masters, R. K., Reither, E. N., Powers, D. A., Claire Yang, Y. Y., Burger, A. E., & Link, B. G. (2013). The Impact of Obesity on US Mortality Levels: The Importance of Age and Cohort Factors in Population Estimates. American Journal Of Public Health, 103(10),
Data analysis • Evaluation Plan- Will those in the program be more or less likely to lose weight after being in the program. • Evaluation Design-OXO • Independent Samples T-test • Linear Regression