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About Us
County Impact Statements - St. Francis County
Arkansans Take Charge of their Health
Obesity has been on the rise, as we know that 38.6% of children
aged 19 and younger and 61.7% of adults in St. Francis County are
overweight. Due to the percent of residents that are obese,
awareness has been made for nutritional education to be delivered as
often as possible to county residents concerning the need for them
to “take charge of their health.” The FF-News program in SFC
provides to residents research-based nutritional information through
educational programs.
The Take Charge of Your Health for Older Adults curriculum
includes twelve lessons on the following topics: Heart Disease and
High Blood Pressure, Take 5 A Day, Staying Physically Active, Budget
Fat and Finances, Fresh Water and Good Health, Calcium and
Osteoporosis, Nutrition and Cancer Prevention, Diabetes, Managing
Arthritis, Food Safety, and Dental Health. This curriculum uses the
Take Charge of Your Health campaign messages of Take Down Fat, Take
5 A Day and to Take Action. The main goal of this program was to
teach the participants that in order to live a healthy, active, and
productive life, they must take charge of their eating habits and
lack of physical activity. It was delivered at the East Arkansas
Area Agency on Aging in Forrest City.
Due to this program, 10 SFC residents and two others have
received necessary information, resources, education, and assistance
in the hope of increasing their knowledge of and intent to adopt
healthier eating practices, increasing physical activity, and
practicing better lifestyle behaviors in order to “take charge of
their health.”
Participants learning about healthy eating practices.
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Impacts
- 12 participants reported increased knowledge of healthy food and nutrition practices.
- 12 participants reported increased knowledge of physical activity aspects.
- 11 intended to adopt one or more healthy practices.
- 9 intended to increase their level of physical activity.
- 12 reported to eat nearer the number of recommended servings from the MyPyramid.
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