| Re: Oklahoma
Obesity program wins award
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Norman Regional Hospital’s Fit Families program has earned the Public Health Program Award from the Oklahoma Public Health Association. Fit Families was recognized for its innovative approach to childhood obesity.
The program focuses on the nutritional needs of the entire family and helps each family member make lifestyle changes to improve their overall health by educating them about proper dietary habits, ideal levels of physical activity, coping with stress and building self esteem.
Families are invited to join the program if a child in the family between the ages of 5 and 11 has a health screening at school and is identified as being at risk for becoming overweight. Physicians also may refer families to the program.
Families meet weekly for eight weeks in a group of 12 families or less. By the end of the program, the family goal is an increase in fruit and vegetable intake, physical activity and a decrease in sedentary activities such as watching television and playing video games.
For more information, call Norman Regional’s community health and wellness department at 307-6603.
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