Building Healthy Families is effective in helping families, children, and parents make sensible and sustainable changes to their nutrition and physical activity, using research-tested behavior change strategies through a person-first and health-centered approach.
The 12-month group-based program includes:
– An information session
– 12 weekly face-to-face family sessions (2 hours each)
– 6 refresher sessions (~90 mins each)
Healthy incentives provided to keep participants on track and a healthy dinner provided at each class!
ELIGIBILITY
– Children must be between the ages of 6 and 12 years old
– BMI above the 95th percentile compared to children of the same age and sex
– Children and their families must reside in one of the five Mid-Shore counties (Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot, Kent or Queen Anne’s)
Learn more by contacting the Eastern Shore AHEC @ 410-221-2600 or visit https://esahec.org/building-healthy-families/