Waging a War on Weight Clinton County Health Coalition

Albany, KY

Christy Nuetzman & Stacy SmithClinton County Cooperative Extension Office

Program Format • A 10 week weight management & physical

activity program between two communities based on an age old high school basketball rivalry.

• Registration paperwork, weigh in, lessons, challenges, recipe sampling, etc. was the same in both communities.

• Included a joint Kickoff Event for both counties.

Program Format • Winners were determined for each county;

however, the county with the highest total weight loss percentage received a traveling trophy to be displayed at their Extension Office.

Kickoff Event

Kickoff Event • Marty Shackelford, 2012 Team Type 2

national diabetic cycling team member, shared his story of weight loss and diabetes management.

• Marty states that “Everything got started when I lost the most weight of all contestants in our 2010 Casey County Biggest Loser program--I lost 83lbs in just 12 weeks!”

Kickoff Event

Kickoff Event • Marty’s message focused on weight management,

counting calories, the importance of physical activity, and managing diabetes.

• He personally lost 150 pounds in a 10 month period and has had his A1C under 5.4 for almost two years.

• Following the presentation, participants toured the Wellness Center and tested the equipment. Participants received vouchers to use the Wellness Center free for a week at their convenience.

Kickoff Event

Educational Lessons • What Exactly Do I Eat?: 24 Hour Food

Recall• Menu Planning• Nutrition in the Fast Lane• Physical Activity Options• Reducing Sodium• Diabetes Prevention & Management• Drink Choices

Mini ChallengesGive Up/Add In Challenge• Give up a food you know is not good for you and

replace it with one you need more of or is a healthier option.

Healthy Recipe Challenge• Share a healthy recipe with us. Categories are

wide open as long as it’s tasty and healthy!

Try a New Activity Challenge• Simply try a new physical activity and list minutes

spent actively exercising each day.

Mini ChallengesSpice It Up Challenge• Use an alternative spice to flavor your food.

Pure Water Challenge• You are entitled to 1 cup of coffee or 1 glass of tea

per day. List how many ounces of water you consume each day.

Food Find in the Nick of Time• A physical activity conducted during a weekly

lesson.

Recipes

• Weekly recipe sampling featuring Plate It Up Kentucky Proud recipes.

• Recipe booklet (based upon mini challenge) distributed to all participants.

Evaluation

• 65 individuals participated from Clinton County. Of the 23 participants who completed the competition, our county had a total weight loss percentage of 4.02!

• Top winner lost 42.2 pounds with a total weight loss of 11.70%!

And the Winner is…….

Worksite Wellness • Patriot Industries in Clinton & Wayne Counties

– Federal grant that provides health screenings, education, and wellness programs for employees

– Initial screenings results: • 35% had elevated cholesterol levels• 48% had elevated triglyceride levels• 62% had elevated glucose levels• 53% had elevated A1C levels• 57% had elevated blood pressure

Worksite Wellness

• Weight the Reality Series on-site – 8 weeks at both factories– 96 of 107 completed the program– 9.8% top weight loss Wayne; 7.69% top weight loss

Clinton– 45 participants changed BMI

• Similar initiative held at Albany Elementary School

For More Information:

Clinton County Health CoalitionChristy Nuetzman, Chair

christy.nuetzman@uky.edu