1. Project HELP 2014

2.  To provide an intergenerational approach to Health and Wellness for the African American community using the Project HELP principles: ◦ Chronic Disease Prevention ◦ Healthy Eating ◦ Physical Activity Project HELP 2014

3.  Project HELP is an opportunity for local NAACP units to engage with their communities and provide crucial education and outreach that saves lives. Project HELP is prevention and empowers communities to take charge of their health. Project HELP 2014

4.  Increase participant knowledge of risk factors that lead to cardiovascular disease (i.e. hypertension, stroke, obesity, and diabetes);  Reduce health disparities in the African American community;  Develop community health advocates to build healthier environments for families. 4Project HELP 2014

6. Intergenerational Community Approach to Health and Wellness Project HELP 2014 Project H.E.L.P’s approach to health and wellness includes the entire family. Personal Responsibility + Community Responsibility = PROJECT H.E.L.P

7. Project HELP – Component II

8.  Physical activity means movement of the body that uses energy;  Walking, climbing the stairs, playing soccer, or dancing are all good examples of being active. Project HELP 2014

9.  Moderate: While performing a physical activity, if your breathing and heart rate is noticeably faster but you can still carry on a conversation, it's moderately intense.  Vigorous: Your heart rate is increased substantially and you are breathing too hard and fast to have a conversation, it's vigorously intense. Project HELP 2014

10. Moderate Intensity — Walking briskly (3 miles per hour or faster, but not race-walking) — Water aerobics — Bicycling slower than 10 miles per hour — Tennis (doubles) — Ballroom dancing — General gardening — Light yard work (raking/bagging leaves or using a lawn mower). Vigorous Intensity — Race walking, jogging, or running — Swimming laps — Tennis (singles) — Aerobic dancing — Bicycling 10 miles per hour or faster — Jumping rope — Heavy gardening (continuous digging or hoeing) — Hiking uphill or with a heavy backpack Project HELP 2014

11. Relative Intensity  Effort required by a person to do an activity. When using relative intensity, people pay attention to how physical activity affects their heart rate and breathing.  The talk test is a way to measure relative intensity. moderate-intensity activity you can talk, but not sing, during the activity. If you're doing vigorous-intensity activity, you will not be able to say more than a few words without pausing for a breath. Project HELP 2014

12. Absolute Intensity  The amount of energy used by the body per minute of activity. The table below lists examples of activities classified as moderate- intensity or vigorous-intensity based upon the amount of energy used by the body while doing the activity. Project HELP 2014

13. Adults: 30-60 minutes a day  5 days a week  Can be in 10 minutes increments Children and adolescents: 60 minutes more of physical activity daily  5 days a week Project HELP 2014

14. F = frequency (days per week) I = intensity (how hard, e.g., easy, moderate, vigorous) or percent of heart rate T = time (amount for each session or day) Project HELP 2014

15.  Regular physical activity increases your fitness level and capacity for exercise;  Helps control blood lipid abnormalities, diabetes and obesity. Physical activity can reduce blood pressure;  People who modify their behavior and start regular physical activity have better rates of survival and a better quality of life. Project HELP 2014

16.  Improves self-esteem and feelings of well- being;  Increases fitness level;  Helps build and maintain bones, muscles, and joints;  Builds endurance and muscle strength. Project HELP 2014

17.  Helps manage weight;  Lowers risk of heart disease, colon cancer, and type 2 diabetes;  Helps control blood pressure;  Reduces feelings of depression and anxiety.  Helps reduce the risk of developing obesity and chronic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease;  Enhances flexibility and posture; Project HELP 2014

18.  Overweight and obesity, influenced by physical inactivity and poor diet, are significantly associated with an increased risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, asthma, arthritis, and poor health status.  Physical inactivity increases the risk of dying prematurely, dying of heart disease, and developing diabetes, colon cancer, and high blood pressure. Project HELP 2014

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20.  On average children get two hours less daily exercise between the age of 9 and 15.  Minutes of moderate to vigorous daily activity Project HELP 2014 Weekdays

21. Low-income communities and communities of color report:  Limited access to Green space;  Limited access to recreational facilities;  Unequal access to health care;  Poor environmental conditions;  Lack of knowledge  Limited physical activity in schools  Individual behaviors Project HELP 2014 SOCIETY QUALITY OF LIFE BEHAVIOR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

22.  The importance of proper nutrition and physical activity in reducing rates of disease and death from chronic diseases has been well established;  Poor diet and physical inactivity cause 310,000 to 580,000 deaths per year and are major contributors to disabilities that result from diabetes, osteoporosis, obesity, and stroke. Project HELP 2014

23.  Get off the bus or subway one stop early and walk the rest of the way;  Replace a coffee break with a brisk 10- minute walk. Ask a co-worker to go with you;  Join an exercise program at work or a nearby gym;  Start an office sports team (i.e. football, softball,). Project HELP 2014

24.  Join a walking group in the neighborhood or at the local shopping mall;  Push the baby in a stroller;  Walk up and down the soccer or softball field sidelines while watching the kids play;  Walk the dog—don’t just watch the dog walk;  Clean the house or wash the car; Project HELP 2014

25.  Walk, skate, or cycle more, and drive less;  Do stretches, exercises, or pedal a stationary bike while watching television;  Mow the lawn with a push mower;  Play with the kids—build a snowman, splash in a pool, or dance to music.  Join martial arts, dance, zumba or yoga class.  Walk to the park. Project HELP 2014 Remember to Have Fun While Being Active!!

26.  Change community knowledge about physical activity benefits;  Increase community awareness about ways to increase physical activity in the community;  Explain how to overcome barriers and negative attitudes about physical activity;  Increase community participation in community-based activities. Project HELP 2014

27. Niiobli Armah, MA – Director, Health Programs ▫ narmah@naacpnet.org (410) 580-5667 narmah@naacpnet.org Vivian Duru –Program Specialist, Health Programs ▫ vduru@naacpnet.org (410) 580-5689 vduru@naacpnet.org Rev. Keron Sadler, MDiv - HIV Program Manager ▫ Ksadler@naacpnet.org (410) 480-5619 Ksadler@naacpnet.org Tabatha Magobet, MPH– HIV Program Coordinator ▫ jwatkins@naacpnet.org (410) 580-5732 jwatkins@naacpnet.org Jennifer White, MSPH – Manager, Health Programs & Partnerships ▫ jwhite@naacpnet.org (410) 580-5799 jwhite@naacpnet.org