HEALTHY FAMILIES, HEALTHY FUTURES

Sarah BleylKern County LibraryEureka! Leadership Institute 2011

HEADLINES “Kern County’s childhood obesity

climbs”

“Kern ranks near bottom in county health rankings”

“60% of the population reported as being overweight or obese”

114 books/DVDs purchased

6 cooking demonstrations

2 TVs 2 stands 40 games

2 Kinect systems

EXPECTATIONS 16 Zumba classes – with Zumba

instructor

4 Kinect gaming tournaments

4 health discussions

4 cooking demonstrations

REALITIES Zumba issues

Speaker problems

Cooking Demonstration troubles

Fitness for Busy Bodies

Address the Stress

Shape Up for Summ

er

OUTPUTS

114 new books/dvds purchased and circulated

23 programs:8 family Zumba6 family gaming3 health discussions6 cooking demonstrations

639 total participants

Test of Partici-pation

Yes, AgainNo, Not Again You're Not Just

Books?I Knew That!I Had No Idea!

I Learned Valuable Information!

YesNo

WHAT’S NEXT?

Family Zumba and Family Gaming – ongoing

Materials purchased – circulating

Cooking Demonstrations – FOL willing

LESSONS LEARNED

Connections

“Never, never, never give up.” Winston Churchill

THANK YOUSarah Bleyl

sarah.bleyl@kerncountylibrary.org