[{"id":53,"date":"2021-11-29T19:14:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T19:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2021-12-12T20:03:51","modified_gmt":"2021-12-12T20:03:51","slug":"additional-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/additional-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Additional Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"53\" class=\"elementor elementor-53\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3adf3173 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3adf3173\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3053f370\" data-id=\"3053f370\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15389163 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15389163\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here you will find our contact information, and additional resources such as our references for our pages if you want to learn more about our research!<\/p><h4><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<u>References:<\/u><\/strong><\/h4><p>Anderson, B., Rafferty, A. P., Lyon-Callo, S., Fussman, C., &amp; Imes, G. (2011). Fast-Food Consumption and Obesity Among Michigan Adults.\u00a0<em>Preventing chronic disease<\/em>,\u00a0<em>8<\/em>(4), A71.<\/p><p>Ashton, L. M., Hutchesson, M. J., Rollo, M. E., Morgan, P. J., &amp; Collins, C. E. (2017). Motivators and Barriers to Engaging in Healthy Eating and Physical Activity.\u202f<em>American journal of men&#8217;s health<\/em>,\u202f<em>11<\/em>(2), 330\u2013343.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/1557988316680936\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/1557988316680936<\/a><\/p><p>Bandura A. (2004). Health promotion by social cognitive means.\u00a0<em>Health education &amp; behavior: <\/em><em>the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education<\/em>,\u00a0<em>31<\/em>(2), 143\u2013164.https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/1090198104263660<\/p><p>Bertoia, Mukamal, K. J., Cahill, L. E., Hou, T., Ludwig, D. S., Mozaffarian, D., Willett, W. C., Hu, F. B., &amp; Rimm, E. B. (2015). Changes in Intake of Fruits and Vegetables and Weight Change in United States Men and Women Followed for Up to 24 Years: Analysis from Three Prospective Cohort Studies. PLoS Medicine, 12(9), e1001878\u2013e1001878. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pmed.1001878\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pmed.1001878<\/a><\/p><p>Buttorff, C., Bauman, M., &amp; Ruder, T. (2017). <em>Multiple Chronic Conditions in the United States &#8211; Rand<\/em>. Retrieved November 5, 2021, from https:\/\/www.rand.org\/content\/dam\/rand\/pubs\/tools\/TL200\/TL221\/RAND_TL221.pdf.<\/p><p>Chapman, L. S. (2006). Planning wellness: Getting off to a good start\u2013Part I. Absolute Advantage, 5(4), 1\u201387. Retrieved November 5, 2021, from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.welcoa.org\/freesources\/pdf\/index.php?category=8\">http:\/\/www.welcoa.org\/freesources\/pdf\/index .php?category=8<\/a><\/p><p>CDC. (2012). <em>Virginia State Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity Profile<\/em>. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Retrieved November 5, 2021, from https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/obesity\/stateprograms\/fundedstates\/pdf\/Virginia-State-Profile.pdf.<\/p><p>CDC. (2018, February 1). <em>Workplace Health Strategies<\/em>. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved November 5, 2021, from https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/workplacehealthpromotion\/health-strategies\/index.html.<\/p><p>CDC. (2020, August).\u00a0<em>Can Eating Fruits and Vegetables Help People Manage Their Weight<\/em>. Center of Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved November 13, 2021, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nccdphp\/dnpa\/nutrition\/pdf\/rtp_practitioner_10_07.pdf\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nccdphp\/\/dnpa\/nutrition\/pdf\/rtp_practitioner_10_07.pdf<\/a>.<\/p><p>CDC. (2021, June 23). <em>Health and economic costs of chronic diseases<\/em>. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved November 5, 2021, from https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/chronicdisease\/about\/costs\/index.htm#ref6.<\/p><p>CDC. (2021, August 17). <em>How to use fruits and vegetables to help manage your weight<\/em>. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved November 24, 2021, from https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/healthyweight\/healthy_eating\/fruits_vegetables.html.<\/p><p>CDC. (2021, September 30). <em>Adult Obesity Facts<\/em>. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved November 5, 2021, from https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/obesity\/data\/adult.html.<\/p><p>Doerksen, S. E., &amp; McAuley, E. (2014). Social Cognitive Determinants of Dietary Behavior Change in University Employes.\u00a0<em>Frontiers in public health<\/em>,\u00a0<em>2<\/em>, 23. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fpubh.2014.00023<\/p><p>Elran-Barak, R., Sztainer, M., Goldschmidt, A. B., Crow, S. J., Peterson, C. B., Hill, L. L., Crosby, R. D., Powers, P., Mitchell, J. E., &amp; Le Grange, D. (2015). Dietary Restriction Behaviors and Binge Eating in Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder: Trans-diagnostic Examination of the Restraint Model.\u00a0<em>Eating behaviors<\/em>,\u00a0<em>18<\/em>, 192\u2013196.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.eatbeh.2015.05.012\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.eatbeh.2015.05.012<\/a><\/p><p>Finkelstein, E. A., Trogdon, J. G., Cohen, J. W., &amp; Dietz, W. (2009). Annual medical spending attributable to obesity: payer-and service-specific estimates.\u00a0<em>Health affairs (Project Hope)<\/em>,\u00a0<em>28<\/em>(5), w822\u2013w831. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1377\/hlthaff.28.5.w822<\/p><p>Gardner, C. D., Trepanowski, J. F., Del Gobbo, L. C., Hauser, M. E., Rigdon, J., Ioannidis, J., Desai, M., &amp; King, A. C. (2018). Effect of Low-Fat vs Low-Carbohydrate Diet on 12-Month Weight Loss in Overweight Adults and the Association With Genotype Pattern or Insulin Secretion: The DIETFITS Randomized Clinical Trial.\u202f<em>JAMA<\/em>,\u202f<em>319<\/em>(7), 667\u2013679.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jama.2018.0245\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jama.2018.0245<\/a><\/p><p>Greger\u00a0M. (2020). A Whole Food Plant-Based Diet Is Effective for Weight Loss: The Evidence.\u202f<em>American journal of lifestyle medicine<\/em>,\u202f14(5), 500\u2013510.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/1559827620912400APA\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/1559827620912400APA<\/a><\/p><p>Hall, K. D., Ayuketah, A., Brychta, R., Cai, H., Cassimatis, T., Chen, K. Y., Chung, S. T., Costa, E., Courville, A., Darcey, V., Fletcher, L. A., Forde, C. G., Gharib, A. M., Guo, J., Howard, R., Joseph, P. V., McGehee, S.,\u00a0Ouwerkerk, R.,\u00a0Raisinger, K.,\u00a0Rozga, I., \u2026 Zhou, M. (2019). Ultra-Processed Diets Cause Excess Calorie Intake and Weight\u00a0Gain: An Inpatient Randomized Controlled Trial of Ad Libitum Food Intake.\u202f<em>Cell metabolism<\/em>,\u202f<em>30<\/em>(1), 67\u201377.e3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cmet.2019.05.008\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cmet.2019.05.008<\/a><\/p><p>Harvard. (2020, October 2). <em>Strategies for eating well on a budget<\/em>. The Nutrition Source. Retrieved November 24, 2021, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsph.harvard.edu\/nutritionsource\/strategies-\">https:\/\/www.hsph.harvard.edu\/nutritionsource\/strategies-<\/a>nutrition-budget\/.<\/p><p>Harvard. (2021, March 3). <em>Vegetables and Fruits: What Should You Eat?<\/em> The Nutrition Source. Retrieved November 24, 2021, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsph.harvard.edu\/nutritionsource\/what-\">https:\/\/www.hsph.harvard.edu\/nutritionsource\/what-<\/a>should-you-eat\/vegetables-and-fruits\/.<\/p><p>Hassani, B., Amani, R., Haghighizadeh, M. H., &amp; Araban, M. (2020, February 13). <em>A priority <\/em><em>oriented nutrition education program to improve nutritional and cardiometabolic status in the workplace: A randomized field trial<\/em>. Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology. Retrieved November 6, 2021, from https:\/\/occup-med.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s12995-020-0252-y.<\/p><p>Hunnicutt, D. (2006). <em>WELCOA\u2019s 7 benchmarks of success<\/em>. The Workplace Wellness Magazine. Retrieved November 5, 2021, from https:\/\/www.welcoa.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/20061211-ar-aa-seven-benchmarks.pdf.<\/p><p>Martin, A. B. (2020, December 16). <em>National Health Care Spending in 2019: Steady Growth for the fourth consecutive year: Health Affairs Journal<\/em>. Health Affairs. Retrieved November 5, 2021, from https:\/\/www.healthaffairs.org\/doi\/10.1377\/hlthaff.2020.02022.<\/p><p>McKenzie, J, Neiger, B., &amp; Thackeray, R. (2017).\u00a0<em>Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating <\/em><em>Health Promotion Programs: A Primer<\/em>. 7th\u00a0ed.\u00a0Pearson Education, Inc.<\/p><p>Mozaffarian, D., Hao, T., Rimm, E. B., Willett, W. C., &amp; Hu, F. B. (2011). Changes in diet and lifestyle and long-term weight gain in women and men.\u202f<em>The New England journal of <\/em><em>medicine<\/em>,\u202f<em>364<\/em>(25), 2392\u20132404.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1056\/NEJMoa1014296\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1056\/NEJMoa1014296<\/a><\/p><p>NHS. (2019). <em>What Should My Daily Intake of Calories Be?<\/em> NHS choices. Retrieved November 24, 2021, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/common-health-questions\/food-and-diet\/what-should-my-daily-intake-of-calories-be\/\">https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/common-health-questions\/food-and-diet\/what-should-my-daily-intake-of-calories-be\/<\/a>.<\/p><p>NIH. (2019). <em>10 Tips for Eating Healthy on a Budget<\/em>. National Institute on Aging. Retrieved November 24, 2021, from https:\/\/www.nia.nih.gov\/health\/10-tips-eating-healthy-budget.<\/p><p>NIH. (2020). <em>Changing Your Habits for Better Health<\/em>. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Retrieved November 24, 2021, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niddk.nih.gov\/health-information\/diet-nutrition\/changing-habits-better-health\">https:\/\/www.niddk.nih.gov\/health-information\/diet-nutrition\/changing-habits-better-health<\/a>.<\/p><p>Nour, M., Lutze, S. A., Grech, A., &amp; Allman-Farinelli, M. (2018). The Relationship between Vegetable Intake and Weight Outcomes: A Systematic Review of Cohort Studies.\u00a0<em>Nutrients<\/em>,\u00a0<em>10<\/em>(11), 1626. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/nu10111626\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/nu10111626<\/a><\/p><p>Sandercock, V., &amp; Andrade, J. (2018). Evaluation of Worksite Wellness Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs and Their Subsequent Impact on Participants&#8217; Body Composition.\u00a0<em>Journal of obesity<\/em>,\u00a0<em>2018<\/em>, 1035871. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1155\/2018\/1035871\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1155\/2018\/1035871<\/a><\/p><p>USDA. (2020). <em>Healthy eating on a budget<\/em>. MyPlate. Retrieved November 24, 2021, from https:\/\/www.myplate.gov\/eat-healthy\/healthy-eating-budget.<\/p><p>US Department of Health and Human Services, US Department of Agriculture. (2015). Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee: Advisory Report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Agriculture. U.S. Department of Agriculture. <em>Agricultural Research Service<\/em> <em>Washington, DC.<\/em><\/p><p>WHO (2007). <em>The Workplace as a Setting for Interventions to Improve Diet and Promote Physical Activity<\/em>. World Health Organization. Retrieved November 5, 2021, from https:\/\/www.who.int\/dietphysicalactivity\/Quintiliani-workplace-as-setting.pdf?ua=1.<\/p><p>WHO. (2008, October 6). <em>Preventing noncommunicable diseases in the workplace through diet and physical activity<\/em>. World Health Organization. Retrieved November 6, 2021, from https:\/\/www.who.int\/dietphysicalactivity\/workplace\/en\/.<\/p><h4><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<u>Contact Us:<\/u><\/strong><\/h4><p><strong>Founder and Creator:<\/strong> Nawal Oufkir Bordreuil<\/p><p><strong>Email:<\/strong> kb544ca@student.american.edu<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here you will find our contact information, and additional resources such as our references for our pages if you want to learn more about our research! \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0References: Anderson, B., Rafferty, A. P., Lyon-Callo, S., Fussman, C., &amp; Imes, G. (2011). [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3718,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-53","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3718"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":18,"date":"2021-11-22T15:34:14","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T15:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2021-12-12T20:01:02","modified_gmt":"2021-12-12T20:01:02","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18\" class=\"elementor elementor-18\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-543bee9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"543bee9a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bbb8e5d\" data-id=\"7bbb8e5d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53c9ac7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53c9ac7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hey there!<\/p><p>My name is Nawal Oufkir and I&#8217;m a hungry nutrition educator and personal trainer with a passion for eating healthy and staying active! My background is in Health Promotion and Nutrition Education, and my passion for nutrition has been a lifelong obsession! My hopes in life include teaching individuals on nutrition education principles while improving rates of nutrition literacy and self-efficacy to improve health outcomes in low income or struggling communities. As a hungry individual, I believe that all foods can fit in our diets, and no good or bad foods exist. Foods are like friends, some you want to spend more time with as they are good influences on you, while others are more fun but less fulfilling to hang out with which is totally fine! Food should be enjoyed to its fullest extent without guilt or shame, and a healthy lifestyle looks different on every body!<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BlatXFTBh0P\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-76 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/11\/IMG_0069.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/11\/IMG_0069.jpg 480w, https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/11\/IMG_0069-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Our Mission:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">&#8220;To help Concord Fitness Center employees improve their overall health and quality of life by providing comprehensive nutrition education programs to decrease rates of obesity and obesity related diseases.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey there! My name is Nawal Oufkir and I&#8217;m a hungry nutrition educator and personal trainer with a passion for eating healthy and staying active! My background is in Health Promotion and Nutrition Education, and my passion for nutrition has been a lifelong obsession! My hopes in life include teaching individuals on nutrition education principles [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3718,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3718"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":14,"date":"2021-11-22T15:34:03","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T15:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2021-12-12T19:59:49","modified_gmt":"2021-12-12T19:59:49","slug":"our-mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/our-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14\" class=\"elementor elementor-14\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a0f6741 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a0f6741\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-189af300\" data-id=\"189af300\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24aecc90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24aecc90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><u>Mission Statement:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p>The mission of this program is to help Concord Fitness Center employees improve their overall health and quality of life by providing comprehensive nutrition education programs to decrease rates of obesity and obesity related diseases.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><u>Goals:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Provide comprehensive nutrition education on healthy eating\/living to reduce the rates of obesity and obesity related chronic illnesses in the employees of the\u00a0Concord Fitness Center.<\/li><li>Provide comprehensive nutrition education to reduce the risks of developing obesity related chronic illnesses in the employees of the Concord Fitness Center.<\/li><li>Enhance and foster knowledge in employees of Concord Fitness Center of what must be done to lead healthier lifestyles and avoid developing chronic illness through behavior change.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><u>Program Objectives:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><ul><li>By the end of the fiscal year, The Healthy and Hungry Program will be fully integrated in the workplace at the Concord Fitness Center. (Process)<\/li><li>By the end of the first year of program implementation, employees will be able to understand the importance of eating quality nutrient dense foods such as fruits and vegetables (F&amp;V). (Impact)<\/li><li>By the end of the first year of program implementation, employees will exhibit a 50% increase in F&amp;V consumption during the workday and decrease their intake of fast food\/junk food by 50%. (Impact)<\/li><li>By the end of the first year of program implementation, employees will be able to describe the impact of F&amp;V on performance and demonstrate self-efficacy through meal planning and preparation. (Impact)<\/li><li>By the end of the first year, employees will be able to identify vital nutrients found in nutrient dense foods such as F&amp;V. (Outcome)<\/li><li>By the end of the first year, employees will be able to assess the importance of eating nutrient dense whole foods such as F&amp;V and reducing fast food\/junk food consumption. (Outcome)<\/li><li>By the end of the program, employees will report a minimum of one health improvement based off discussed goals such as weight loss, increased performance at work, self-efficacy in achieving health behaviors, improved mood, and improved overall health status amongst many others. (Outcome)<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><u>Logic Model:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/11\/LMP1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"906\" height=\"522\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/11\/LMP2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"908\" height=\"452\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission Statement: The mission of this program is to help Concord Fitness Center employees improve their overall health and quality of life by providing comprehensive nutrition education programs to decrease rates of obesity and obesity related diseases. Goals: Provide comprehensive nutrition education on healthy eating\/living to reduce the rates of obesity and obesity related chronic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3718,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3718"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":21,"date":"2021-11-22T15:33:46","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T15:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2021-12-12T20:02:24","modified_gmt":"2021-12-12T20:02:24","slug":"rationale","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/rationale\/","title":{"rendered":"Rationale"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"21\" class=\"elementor elementor-21\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6af8216 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6af8216\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ac91ffc\" data-id=\"5ac91ffc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c0c1a95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c0c1a95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><u>The Problem:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p>The CDC (2021) has found that between 2017 to 2018, the US obesity prevalence was at 42.4%, and has increased from 30.5% to 42.4% from 2000 to 2018, and the prevalence of severe obesity and obesity related diseases increased from 4.7% to 9.2%. In addition to this, obesity has been linked to a variety conditions and chronic illnesses that could all be prevented such as heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and even some types of cancers. The CDC (2021) firmly states that these obesity related diseases are all leading causes of preventable and premature deaths. It is vital to note the importance of workplace nutrition education programs and the impact of such programs on employee health and company labor costs as well.<\/p><p>According to Chapman (2006), labor costs represent up to 60% to 70% of all operating costs per year for most organizations, so individuals are the company\u2019s biggest asset, and it has been found that healthy individuals are more productive, meet demands more effectively and with less stress, and are more punctual\/less absent. According to Finkelstein (2009), the estimated annual medical costs in the US due to obesity and obesity related diseases climbed up to $147 billion in 2008, and medical costs for obese individuals were up by $1,429 more than healthy weight individuals. In addition to this, according to Burtoff (2017) and Martin (2020), 90% of the US\u2019s $3.8 trillion in health care expenditures are for people with chronic and mental health conditions. That means that $3.42 trillion dollars are spent each year on health care expenditures for individuals suffering with chronic illnesses such as obesity and obesity related diseases.<\/p><p>In other words, that would mean that out of the 329.5 million individuals living in the United States, each individual accounts for $10,379 of our annual spending costs yearly for health care. In addition to this, according to Finkelstein et al (2009), obesity costs the US health care system approximately $147 billion per year, which equates to $2,100 per year on healthcare costs per individual (solely on obesity care) for the 70 million individuals suffering from obesity and obesity related chronic illnesses in the US. If thinking about it on a daily basis, the $3.42 trillion dollars spent a year on health care would equate to over $9 billion dollars spent each day!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><u>The Priority Population:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p>Obesity and obesity related diseases are also a big issue of concern for Virginia residents. According to the CDC (2012), the state of Virginia has increased in obesity rates, and went from 29% of adults in the state being obese as of 2012 and has now increased to 32.2% in 2020. The Concord Fitness Center employees are currently at risk for obesity and obesity related diseases due to their under consumption of whole foods such as fruits and vegetables, and over consumption of junk and fast foods in larger than normal quantities. Due to the populations lack of knowledge on portion sizes, and their low intake of whole foods in combination with a higher-than-normal intake of saturated fats and sugars from junk and fast foods, this could lead to increased risks of obesity and obesity related diseases such as heart disease. A study conducted by Anderson et al (2011) found that the prevalence of fast-food consumption is strongly associated with obesity and making nutritional information more readily available and easier to use\/understand could help individuals choose more healthful or lower calorie items. In addition to this, the under consumption of fruits and vegetables has also contributed to rates of obesity and developing chronic illness. A study conducted by Nour et al (2018), found that there is an inverse relationship between consumption of fruits and vegetables and weight related outcomes, and eating a diet high in fruits and vegetables could potentially help prevent developing non communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, stroke, and some cancers.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><u>The Opportunity:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p>By reducing the consumption of fast food and increasing intake of whole foods while teaching portion control, individuals will be able to build a greater sense of self-efficacy to change their health behaviors more sustainably and effectively, while lowering their risks of developing obesity and obesity related diseases. According to general sources at the Concord Fitness Center and additional research literature\/policy documents, the key issue that needs to change in this population is their eating habits as they are at risk for obesity and obesity related diseases such as heart disease. Due to this, the goal of this nutrition program would be to promote nutrition and healthy eating habits in individuals to reduce the rates of obesity and obesity related chronic illness. CDC (2021) found that eating healthy can help prevent, delay, and even manage chronic illnesses, and managing symptoms when prevention is not possible can help reduce economic costs of obesity and obesity related diseases which supports a rationale of creating this health nutrition education program.<\/p><p>General resources at the Concord Fitness Center and additional research literature and policy documents have shown that key issues that should be addressed are eating habits and risk of developing obesity related chronic illness which have impacted the employee\u2019s quality of life and the Company\u2019s annual spending on health care costs for employees. A nutrition education program is proposed to create preventative measures and focus on prevention rather than treatment in order to reduce rates of obesity and combat chronic illness, as well as the costs associated with it. The goals of the program would also include improving employee\u2019s overall quality of life, improving moral, establishing good health as a norm, increasing employee performance and productivity, reducing absenteeism, reducing disability days and claims, reducing health care costs for company and for employees out of pocket, and lastly enhancing corporate image.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><u>The Promise:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p>Solid evidence has shown that the implementation of nutrition education programs focused on healthy eating behaviors have impacted obesity rates and obesity related diseases in the workplace and communities on many levels. Hassani et al (2020), found that workplace nutrition education programs can improve nutrition knowledge and reduce important chronic illnesses such as cardiovascular diseases. Sandercock and Andrade (2018), also concluded that worksite wellness programs using motivational theory and relevant content to individual\u2019s needs can result in changes in body composition and overall health status. After reviewing the data, it\u2019s clear that there are significant obesity rates and risks for developing chronic illnesses amongst employees of the Concord Fitness Center. In order to deal with these issues, it has been proposed that a comprehensive nutrition education program based on guidelines provided by the CDC (2012), WHO (2007), and the Wellness Council of America (2006), for successful nutrition education programs be adapted to fit the current working population. The guidelines are as follows:<\/p><ul><li>Incorporate nutrition and healthy eating into worksite wellness and health promotion programs.<\/li><li>Offer and incorporate weight management programs into worksite wellness and nutrition education programs, offer health screenings (BM or health risk assessments).<\/li><li>Design effective workplace wellness programs by taking integrative approached to worker health, support from management and supervisors, tailoring programs based on employee needs and preference, constant evaluation and monitoring of program\u2019s effectiveness, and collaborating with multiple stakeholders amongst others.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><u>Reasons to Believe:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p>This shows how best practice guidelines could be adapted on a local level within the Concord Fitness Center while keeping in mind how to modify and adapt these guidelines for this specific population\u2019s nutrition education program. A comprehensive nutrition education program has great potential for success at the Concord Fitness Center for several reasons. One reason being having an evidence-based program with updated science to back up claims. Second reason being research showing the impact of similar programs being successful in the US. Another reason would be the workplace providing opportunities for promoting health and decreasing the risks\/preventing the development of chronic illnesses. Lastly, the program would be well planned and tailored to the individuals at the Concord Fitness Center. There is no better time than now to invest in the health of the individuals working at the Concord Fitness Center.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Problem: The CDC (2021) has found that between 2017 to 2018, the US obesity prevalence was at 42.4%, and has increased from 30.5% to 42.4% from 2000 to 2018, and the prevalence of severe obesity and obesity related diseases increased from 4.7% to 9.2%. In addition to this, obesity has been linked to a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3718,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3718"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":17,"date":"2021-11-22T15:33:34","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T15:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2021-12-12T20:02:58","modified_gmt":"2021-12-12T20:02:58","slug":"our-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/our-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17\" class=\"elementor elementor-17\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d7b80c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d7b80c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ebe2f1f\" data-id=\"6ebe2f1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45b8f5f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45b8f5f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Eat More, Not Less!<\/h1><p>Do you recall a time when you were told by someone to eat less to lose weight? Well good news,\u00a0according to the latest scientific research, you don\u2019t need to! In fact, we should eat more than we think in order to improve our weight loss, weight maintenance, and even our overall health status!<\/p><p>According to the CDC (2021), the US obesity prevalence was at 42.4% between 2017 and\u00a02018 and\u00a0has increased by almost 12% from 2000 to 2018, while the\u00a0prevalence of severe obesity and obesity related diseases increased from 4.7% to 9.2%. In addition to this, obesity has been\u00a0linked to a variety conditions and chronic illnesses that could all be prevented such as heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and even some types of cancers.\u00a0The CDC (2021)\u00a0firmly states that these obesity related diseases are all leading causes of preventable and premature deaths, which is why it\u2019s our responsibility to take back our health into our own hands.\u00a0Although it\u2019s a nice benefit, weight management and weight loss aren\u2019t just about the physical aspects, but also about overall health, performance, and quality of life.\u00a0Did you know that\u00a0a diet rich in nutrient dense <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsph.harvard.edu\/nutritionsource\/what-should-you-eat\/vegetables-and-fruits\/\">whole foods<\/a> such as fruits and vegetables\u00a0can help reduce the risk of heart disease, lower blood pressure, prevent some types of cancers, have a positive effect on blood sugar which can help satiety, and eating vegetables and fruits such as apples, pears, and leafy greens can help promote weight loss? (Bertoia, 2015).<\/p><p>As research methods have been conducted and improved over the years, the American dietary guidelines for optimal health and weight have also changed. You may recall a time when the phrase \u201ccalories in vs. calories out\u201d may have been used to talk about how calories matter for weight loss, but research has come out to state that this way of thinking may be too simplistic, as the quality of food can be just as important when it comes to weight loss, weight maintenance, and weight gain prevention. A study conducted by\u00a0Mozaffarian\u00a0et al (2011), found that\u00a0although calories are important, choosing high quality nutrient dense foods while decreasing the consumption of low-quality foods can help individuals consume less calories and lose and maintain weight.\u00a0Try focusing on high quality nutrient dense whole foods such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, healthy fats, and lean proteins in appropriate portions as they can help impact weight status and overall health.\u00a0According to the NHS (2019), the average individual needs about\u00a02000\u00a0calories per\u00a0day for women and 2,500 calories per day for men\u00a0to function optimally.\u00a02,000 calories from\u00a0quality nutrient dense foods compared to processed junk foods or fast food can look\u00a0very different in terms of size, which could impact satiety throughout the day. An example of how eating more quality nutrient dense whole foods compared to\u00a0a junk food diet can be found below:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.gov.fj\/healthy-eating\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-74 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/11\/blogpic1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1081\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/11\/blogpic1.png 1081w, https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/11\/blogpic1-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/11\/blogpic1-1024x489.png 1024w, https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/11\/blogpic1-768x367.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1081px) 100vw, 1081px\" \/><\/a><\/p><p>Notice\u00a0how the picture with whole foods has way more food with a variety of nutrients, compared to the one or two meals that fast food\u00a0has to offer? This is where the theory of eating more, not less kicks in. By eating more nutrient dense whole foods, not only will you be able to eat more throughout the day,\u00a0but you\u00a0may also feel more satiated due to a balanced diet, and may also improve your performance, overall health, and even help with weight management.\u00a0The theory of eating more, not less is also supported\u00a0by other evidence-based research such as a study conducted by Hall et al (2019),\u00a0which\u00a0found that ultra-processed diets cause excess calorie intake and weight\u00a0gain and\u00a0limiting ultra-processed foods while increasing quantity of quality whole foods can be an effective strategy for obesity prevention and treatment. Another study conducted by Bertoia (2015) found that\u00a0individuals who increased their fruit and vegetable intake\u00a0were more likely to lose weight than those who ate the same amount, and those who decreased their intake. The data from the study suggests\u00a0adding more produce into your diet to replace other refined carbohydrates such as white bread and crackers. In addition to this, they noted that\u00a0whole foods such as apples, pears, soy, and cauliflower were associated with greater weight loss than starchier vegetables such as corn and peas.<\/p><p>Eating healthy doesn\u2019t have to be a struggle, but we also understand that there are many challenges individuals face when trying to lead healthy and active lifestyles, so we\u2019re here to help! Many individuals have a hard time eating healthy and sticking to it but eating healthy doesn\u2019t mean eating boring or expensive foods. According to a study conducted by Ashton et al (2017), the most common barriers to eating healthy include access to unhealthy foods, not having the time to cook or prepare healthy foods, and not having the motivation to cook healthy foods. Although this may be so, many individuals also found common motivators for healthy eating including improved health, better body image, and increased energy.\u00a0\u00a0A way to eat healthy without too much thought would be focusing on adding nutrient dense foods such as fruits and vegetables, while minimizing the consumption of junk foods, fast foods, and processed foods. Although this may be so, it\u2019s important to keep in mind that balance is key, and the key to not overeating an item is to not restrict it. (Elran-Barak et al, 2015).\u00a0\u00a0According to Harvard (2021), instead of obsessing or solely focusing on calories, quality should be key in determining what you should eat and avoid to maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle. Instead of choosing foods based on their caloric value, try choosing foods based off their quality and how they make you feel. Choosing high quality healthy foods, while minimizing your intake of low-quality processed foods can be more impactful in your weight loss than other approaches! (Harvard, 2021). Below you will find a graphic comparing a day filled with quality foods vs. a day filled with non-quality or low-quality foods as a reference point.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CP3fJjzABK4\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-75 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/11\/blogpic2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"954\" height=\"916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/11\/blogpic2.png 954w, https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/11\/blogpic2-300x288.png 300w, https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/11\/blogpic2-768x737.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 954px) 100vw, 954px\" \/><\/a><\/p><p>We learned how eating more quality nutrient dense whole foods can impact weight management and performance, but you may be asking yourself, \u201chow or where do I start?\u201d\u00a0A link created by the NIH (2020),\u00a0was created to show you how to change your habits for better health. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niddk.nih.gov\/health-information\/diet-nutrition\/changing-habits-better-health\">link<\/a> can\u00a0help you figure out where you are in the\u00a0process of\u00a0readiness to change, and how to help you change your health behaviors for the better if you need help and don\u2019t know where to start!\u00a0In addition to this,\u00a0much\u00a0evidence-based\u00a0research surrounding the theory of eating more quality nutrients for weight loss have found\u00a0that\u00a0whole food plant-based diets, create greater weight loss than other dietary interventions, and a diet focused on quality nutrient dense whole foods can be a safe and sustainable solution to the obesity epidemic. (Greger, 2019). In addition to this, another study supporting the theory\u00a0found that individuals who limit their consumption of refined grains and highly processed foods while focusing on eating a good quantity of quality nutrient dense whole foods such as fruits and vegetables without counting calories impacted weight loss positively in individuals. (Gardner et al, 2018).\u00a0Lastly, the CDC (2020), has also found that replacing high energy dense foods such as processed foods with lower density foods such as fruits and vegetables can be very important in weight management.<\/p><p>Eating healthy doesn\u2019t have to be boring or expensive! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myplate.gov\/eat-healthy\/healthy-eating-budget\">MyPlate<\/a> (2020), suggests making a plan first, then shopping smart and checking\/comparing deals to get the most bang for your buck, and finally preparing healthy meals that fit your needs and schedule. The NIH (2019),\u00a0also has designed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nia.nih.gov\/health\/10-tips-eating-healthy-budget\">website<\/a> to help educate individuals on how to eat healthy on a budget, and even has national resources for locating help with food costs.\u00a0Although caloric deficits are important for weight loss, obsessing and restricting calories can be detrimental\u00a0to performance and mental health. Due to this, try focusing on quality\u00a0foods\u00a0in appropriate quantities for you as\u00a0every body\u00a0is different and needs different amounts of food for fuel. If you\u2019ve been trying\u00a0to manage your weight and haven&#8217;t been getting the results you want, try making an\u00a0appointment\u00a0with a dietician, nutrition educator, or medical provider to see which steps may be best for you\u00a0and your body!<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><u>Keywords:<\/u><\/strong> Healthy habits, healthy eating, obesity prevention, chronic illness.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eat More, Not Less! Do you recall a time when you were told by someone to eat less to lose weight? Well good news,\u00a0according to the latest scientific research, you don\u2019t need to! In fact, we should eat more than we think in order to improve our weight loss, weight maintenance, and even our overall [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3718,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3718"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":15,"date":"2021-11-22T15:33:12","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T15:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2021-12-12T20:03:25","modified_gmt":"2021-12-12T20:03:25","slug":"our-evaluation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/our-evaluation\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Evaluation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"15\" class=\"elementor elementor-15\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30b608fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30b608fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-199f0184\" data-id=\"199f0184\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7354879c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7354879c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Step 1: Healthy and Hungry Program Description:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>The mission of Healthy and Hungry is \u201cto help Concord Fitness Center employees improve their overall health and quality of life by providing comprehensive nutrition education programs to decrease rates of obesity and obesity related diseases.\u201d<\/p><p>The goals of the program are as follows: 1) reduce the rates of obesity and obesity related chronic illnesses in the employees of the\u00a0Concord Fitness Center, 2) Reduce the risks of developing obesity related chronic illnesses in the employees of the Concord Fitness Center, and 3) enhance and foster knowledge in employees of Concord Fitness Center of what must be done to lead healthier lifestyles and avoid developing chronic illness through behavior change. The main objective of the program will include but not be limited to enhancing employee\u2019s self-efficacy and confidence to decrease identified health risk behaviors 1) having a low intake of fruits and vegetables, and high-quality nutrient dense foods (Nour et al, 2018) and 2) higher-than-normal intake of saturated fats and sugars from fast\/junk food (Anderson et al, 2011).<\/p><p>The underlying theory that will be used as the foundation for the program is the social cognitive theory (SCT) as it is most representative of my program goals and framework. According to Doerksen and McAuley (2014), the SCT is applicable for the program since both internal and external factors are related to behavior change but internal factors are stronger predictors of dietary behavior, and the internal social cognitive constructs of self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and goals should be taken into consideration. In addition to this, Bandura (2004), also supports the use of the SCT for effective nutrition intervention programs, as the core principles of self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and facilitators in behavior change amongst others can impact the process of behavior change.<\/p><p>The expected outcome of the monthly blog\/curriculum will create content to help employees support their learning experiences throughout the program and used as an external document to support lessons learned in group coaching sessions to improve self-efficacy and healthy eating behaviors. The expected outcome of the weekly group coaching is to increase employee engagement and build open communication\/rapport to address all factors inhibiting behavior change including barriers and facilitators to change for employees to gain a greater sense of self-efficacy and confidence to engage in healthy eating behaviors on their own (both inside and outside the workplace) that are sustainable in the long term. The expected outcome of the bi-weekly individualized coaching sessions is to teach individuals how to overcome perceived barriers and provide them with the knowledge and tools to improve healthy eating behaviors while managing weight and decreasing their risks of obesity related chronic illness on an individual basis. The expected outcome of the program questionnaires\/surveys includes assessing and evaluating sustainability and success of the program. Employees will answer questionnaires\/surveys in hopes to assess their health status and healthy behavior changes. The questionnaires\/surveys should support employees to increase knowledge, self-efficacy and confidence, attitudes and perceptions, and healthy behaviors in a sustainable continuous fashion.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Step 2: Complete and Acceptable Delivery of Hungry and Healthy:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li>The ideally executed Healthy and Hungry program will include three educational strategies: (1) health communication (2) nutrition education and (3) behavior modification.<\/li><li>The program will use these strategies to make up program activities and include a monthly blog\/curriculum, weekly group coaching, bi-weekly individual coaching, and questionnaires\/surveys. The chart of strategies\/activities below can be used as a reference for acceptable delivery and future attempts for recreation of the program.<\/li><\/ul><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-79 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/12\/step2p1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"815\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/12\/step2p1.png 815w, https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/12\/step2p1-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/12\/step2p1-768x341.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-80\" src=\"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/12\/step2p2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"814\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/12\/step2p2.png 814w, https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/12\/step2p2-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/12\/step2p2-768x303.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 814px) 100vw, 814px\" \/><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-86\" src=\"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/12\/ed2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"817\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/12\/ed2.png 817w, https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/12\/ed2-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/12\/ed2-768x427.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 817px) 100vw, 817px\" \/><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-87\" src=\"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-24.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"813\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-24.png 813w, https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-24-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-24-768x461.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 813px) 100vw, 813px\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Steps 3-5: Potential Process Evaluation Questions, Methods of Assessment, and Resources Required:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-85 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/12\/tqp1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"818\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/12\/tqp1.png 818w, https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/12\/tqp1-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/12\/tqp1-768x351.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-84 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/12\/tqp2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"821\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/12\/tqp2.png 821w, https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/12\/tqp2-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/12\/tqp2-768x329.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 821px) 100vw, 821px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/12\/tqp3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/12\/tqp3.png 819w, https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/12\/tqp3-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1941\/2021\/12\/tqp3-768x395.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/p><p>The reason why I selected the questions with an asterisk as the most relevant ones is because they offer both qualitative and quantitative data to analyze the success of the program\u2019s reach and sustainability, as well as answer important questions such as if the program truly made an impact and created results for employees (improvements in overall health, performance, obesity\/weight management, and chronic illness prevention).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Step 1: Healthy and Hungry Program Description: The mission of Healthy and Hungry is \u201cto help Concord Fitness Center employees improve their overall health and quality of life by providing comprehensive nutrition education programs to decrease rates of obesity and obesity related diseases.\u201d The goals of the program are as follows: 1) reduce the rates 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data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2\" class=\"elementor elementor-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c2e05 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c2e05\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a237804\" data-id=\"4a237804\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e581298 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e581298\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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The monthly blog posts will talk about different relevant subjects based off of employee preferences, and discuss ways to eat healthy and improve your overall health.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><strong>\u201cEating healthy doesn\u2019t have to be boring, or expensive. Instead of restricting foods, focus on adding rather than subtracting. Adding more whole foods in your life will add more value to your life, as food can be medicine.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/blockquote>\r\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">Nawal Oufkir \u2013 Program Founder and Creator<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>Click on the menu and tabs to explore and learn more about our awesome program!<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Healthy and Hungry! This nutrition education program was designed to help individuals in the workplace create healthy eating behaviors in order to improve rates of obesity and reduce rates of obesity related diseases. The monthly blog posts will talk about different relevant subjects based off of employee preferences, and discuss ways to eat [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3705,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3705"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/kb5442a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}]