kick off your dash for good health southern style eating campaign
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Kick off Your DASH For Good Health Southern Style Eating Campaign. Rosetta Swinton, RN, FCN MUSC Stroke Belt Elimination Initiative. KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM. Leadership The first component of a successful program is good leadership, that begins with YOU! Pastoral support - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Kick off Your DASH For
Good Health Southern Style
Eating Campaign
Kick off Your DASH For
Good Health Southern Style
Eating Campaign
Rosetta Swinton, RN, FCNMUSC Stroke Belt Elimination Initiative
Rosetta Swinton, RN, FCNMUSC Stroke Belt Elimination Initiative
KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMKEYS TO SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM
Leadership• The first component of a successful program is good
leadership, that begins with YOU! YOU!
• Pastoral support
• Pull together a team of people who are passionate about the project and include youth
• Include team members who have expertise in PR/marketing
• It’s best to keep the size of the team limited to 7 to 10 people. Perfect size for a health ministry team.
• Recruit Committed participants
KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMKEYS TO SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM
Plan
• Plan your strategy of who to reach – Brainstorm– Invite other churches to be members of
the planning committee– Plan the who, what, where, when
KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMKEYS TO SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM
ADVERTISINGADVERTISING
• Direct Mail• Newsletters and Media Relations – local
media contacts ( TV, radio and papers)• Posters and Flyers• Poster/flyer• News release• Newspaper Ad – Community News• Partner with other churches in the
communities you serve for community partnerships
• Worship bulletin insert• Outline the schedule of the sessions
Host a Kick Off DASH ProgramHost a Kick Off DASH Program
Registration for the DASH sessionsRegistration for the DASH sessions– Develop a task list– Timeline– Budget – The planning team needs a clear
understanding of their responsibilities and deadlines.
– Be realistic and start with a program duration of two to three months
Host a Kick Off DASH ProgramHost a Kick Off DASH Program
Kickoff activities to gain interest of participants can include:
– Cooking demonstrations
– T-Shirts
– Goody Bags
– Taste Testing of DASH for Good Health Southern Style recipes
Host a Kick Off DASH Program cont’d Host a Kick Off DASH Program cont’d
– Design a Logo of your DASH program ( Initiate this in advance and announce 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winners
at the kickoff and present certificates)
– Have a T-Shirt contest – (Initiate this in advance and announce 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winners
at the kickoff and present certificates
– Healthy Recipe contest – (Initiate this in advance and announce 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winners
at the kickoff and present certificates)
Host a Kick Off DASH ProgramHost a Kick Off DASH Program
Program ImplementationProgram ImplementationProgram ImplementationProgram Implementation
• Provide the DASH for Good Health Southern Style training sessions
• Make it FUN!
• Motivate people to change behavior
• Be a model for your participants as well as participate with them
Evaluation Evaluation
• Critical – get feedback from your participants to improve the program
• Determine if long-term eating behavior was changed.
• Receive input about the training guide, the session format etc
• Make any necessary changes or revisions and do it again.
Evaluation Evaluation
BREAK OUT SESSIONBREAK OUT SESSION
1. Choose a Speaker & Recorder
2. Plan your DASH Kickoff Event for
March 2008- Nutrition Awareness Month
3. Reconvene after 15 minutes Share your Kickoff Plan