Healthy At Any Size
Activity Contact Information
Name of Organization: West Virginia State University Extension Programs
Contact Name: Linda St. Clair
Address: 809 Sullivan Hall East, PO Box 1000
City: Institute
State: WV
Zip: 25112
Phone #: 304-766-4282
Fax #: 304-766-4274
E-mail: stclairl@wvstateu.edu
Organization Type: Non-Profit
Mission, Goals, etc.
Mission of Organization: To aid in the academic, technological, economic and social advancement of the State of West Virginia by identifying resources and programs pertinent to the progression and dissemination of knowledge and service by way of research teaching and extension.
Goals: Healthy At Any Size focuses on three key behaviors to improve the health of participants: eating healthy, being active and feeling good about yourself. This program was developed in response to data that suggests diets do produce long term weight loss and often cause weight gain due to perceived failure and helplessness.
Measure of effectiveness of program: Pre/post test
Collaborators on this program: Members of the Kanawha Coalition for Community Health Improvement
General Activity Information
Description of program: To persuade dieters to focus more on their health and less on physical appearance in an effort to decrease weight cycling and low self-esteem brought on by numerous unsucessful diet attempts.
Topic areas: Nutrition
Other: The Office of Nutrition and Health Education
Target population: 18-59 yrs
Length of program's existence: 2 years
# of people reached annually: Approximately 300
Is there a fee to participate: No
Web Site: http://www.kcchi.org
Other information: The West Virginia State University website will also feature this program. The website is being udpated and should go live within the next month.
Counties Program is Available
All Counties


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