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Kick off Your DASH For Good Health Southern Style Eating Campaign

Kick off Your DASH For Good Health Southern Style Eating Campaign. Rosetta Swinton, RN, FCN MUSC Stroke Belt Elimination Initiative. KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM. Leadership The first component of a successful program is good leadership, that begins with YOU! Pastoral support

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Kick off Your DASH For Good Health Southern Style Eating Campaign

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  1. Kick off Your DASH For Good Health Southern Style Eating Campaign Rosetta Swinton, RN, FCN MUSC Stroke Belt Elimination Initiative

  2. KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM Leadership • The first component of a successful program is good leadership, that begins with YOU! • Pastoral support • Pull together a team of people who are passionate about the project and include youth • Include team members who have expertise in PR/marketing • It’s best to keep the size of the team limited to 7 to 10 people. Perfect size for a health ministry team. • Recruit Committed participants

  3. KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM Plan • Plan your strategy of who to reach • Brainstorm • Invite other churches to be members of the planning committee • Plan the who, what, where, when

  4. KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM

  5. ADVERTISING • Direct Mail • Newsletters and Media Relations – local media contacts ( TV, radio and papers) • Posters and Flyers • Poster/flyer • News release • Newspaper Ad – Community News • Partner with other churches in the communities you serve for community partnerships • Worship bulletin insert • Outline the schedule of the sessions

  6. Host a Kick Off DASH Program Registration for the DASH sessions • Develop a task list • Timeline • Budget • The planning team needs a clear understanding of their responsibilities and deadlines. • Be realistic and start with a program duration of two to three months

  7. Host a Kick Off DASH Program Kickoff activities to gain interest of participants can include: • Cooking demonstrations • T-Shirts • Goody Bags • Taste Testingof DASH for Good Health Southern Style recipes

  8. Host a Kick Off DASH Program cont’d • Design a Logoof your DASH program ( Initiate this in advance and announce 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winners at the kickoff and present certificates) • Have a T-Shirt contest – (Initiate this in advance and announce 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winners at the kickoff and present certificates • Healthy Recipe contest – (Initiate this in advance and announce 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winners at the kickoff and present certificates)

  9. Host a Kick Off DASH Program

  10. Program Implementation • Provide the DASH for Good Health Southern Style training sessions • Make it FUN! • Motivate people to change behavior • Be a model for your participants as well as participate with them

  11. Evaluation • Critical – get feedback from your participants to improve the program • Determine if long-term eating behavior was changed. • Receive input about the training guide, the session format etc • Make any necessary changes or revisions and do it again.

  12. Evaluation

  13. BREAK OUT SESSION • Choose a Speaker & Recorder 2. Plan your DASH Kickoff Event for March 2008- Nutrition Awareness Month 3. Reconvene after 15 minutes Share your Kickoff Plan

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