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Course: Health Promotion Strategies Create a lesson plan that addresses a significant health issue and a particular target audience. Providing health education is an essential function used to promote healthier behaviors. It is necessary to be able to develop a lesson plan that not only informs your audience, but also provides opportunities for interactive activities and participant involvement. Review the sample lesson plans provided. Choose a specific health topic and a target audience. Sample health categories include (your topic should be narrowed down from these broad categories): · weight issues · nutrition · physical activity · stress · sexually transmissible infections · safe sex practices · personal safety Sample target populations include: · elementary school students · high school students/teenagers · a specific community (gender, age, sexually orientation…) · a religious community · a group of people diagnosed with the same illness/problem So, a sample for this assignment could be: obesity in elementary school children. Use this table as an outline for your lesson plan: Components: 9 required components, one optional Outline: Topic & Target Population: Learning Objectives (1-3): Key concepts (1-3, broad): Readings/videos: Handouts (optional): Introduction of lesson: APK (Accessing Prior Knowledge): link lesson topic to target audience's previous learning or experiences EPK (Expanding Prior Knowledge): teach new material to target audience, make sure it is developmentally appropriate for your audience, use interactive techniques (such as questioning the audience and waiting for response) Application (activity, may include handouts) Reflection- what did we learn today? You will be responsible for: 1) Completing the lesson plan in written format. While you should use the table as an outline, you also need to submit the lesson plan in a NARRATIVE FORMAT. Length of paper should be long enough to explain the lesson plan, with supporting evidence from the literature to show you developed the lesson plan using best practices in teaching & learning & developmentally appropriate material for your target audience. Quality not quantity! Lesson Plan: Obesity (Ejedawe) .docx Lesson Plan on Obesity 9 Title Page Lesson Plan: Obesity Target Audience The target audience for this lesson plan is adults from the ages of 18-49, who are currently overweight (BMI of 25-30), and may face an increased risk of becoming obese in the future. Learning Targets/ Outcome 1. For the target audience to understand the causes of obesity. 2. For the audience to recognize the health risks associated with obesity. 3. Action steps that can be taken to prevent obesity (through a healthy diet and regular exercise). Big Idea/Generalization 1. Currently 10% of the world’s population is obese (WHO, 2014). This includes 200 million men worldwide and 300 million women worldwide. 2. Obesity is caused by a combination of an increase in high calorie and high fat foods and physical inactivity (WHO, 2014). 3. Being obese is a major risk factor for chronic diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, cardiovascular diseases, and certain forms of cancer. 4. Eating a low-fat, nutrient rich diet of whole grains, fruits, and vegetables will help reduce the risk of become obese and may help with weight loss. Warm Up Thank you for attending today’s educational seminar about obesity. Let’s do a few a short opening warm-up to get ready for today’s lesson. 1) Which breakfast option would you most likely choose on a regular day? (Shown on Powerpoint) 2) Which lunch option would you most likely choose on a regular day? (Shown on Powerpoint) 3) Which dinner option would you most likely choose on a regular day? (Shown on Powerpoint) 4) What about snacks? (Shown on Powerpoint) 5) What determines your food choices? (Listen to group responses. Answers such as convenience, affordability, taste, societal forces like the media may be listed ) 6) How can our food choices lead to becoming overweight or obese? (Listen to group responses. Overconsumption of energy dense (high calorie) foods in combination with physical inactivity leads to weight gain, becoming overweight, and obese) That was a great warm-up, now let’s move onto the match minute. Match Minute In regards to the topic of obesity, we have prepared a match minute exercise to get you thinking about the key concepts we will use in today’s lesson. Please take a 2-3 minutes to match the key term with the definition. Terms/Concepts Definitions 1. Obese A. African-Americans 2. Highest prevalence of Obesity in the U.S B. To Reduce the Proportion of Adults that are obese 3. Overweight C. BMI of 25 to 30 4. Group with the highest age-adjusted rates of obesity D. BMI of 30 or more 5. Healthy People 2020 E. Southern States (Go over answers together as a class) Great participation class! Accessing Prior Knowledge Many of us have been affected by weight issues, either directly or indirectly. I will throw out some questions and I would like you to respond honestly. There are no right or wrong answers, this is an opportunity for you to share your feelings openly and in a safe environment. Let’s learn from one another. (Begin Interaction with the Audience) 1) How many people in this group have struggled with their weight in the past? Follow up questions: A) What weight-loss methods have you tried? B) Was it successful? Why or why not? 2) How does a person maintain a healthy weight? Follow up question: A) In your opinion is it worth it to make healthy lifestyle change? 3) What positive things will a person gain from healthy eating and exercising? Expanding Prior Knowledge Great input class! From the responses provided in this session, we can all agree that eating a balanced diet and exercising is important for our health. But exactly how important is it? We will take a look at that now. What is Obesity? · Obesity is a condition that is associated with having an excess of body fat · Obesity is classified as having a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or greater. Who is affected by obesity? Blacks (47.8%) Hispanics (42.5%) Whites (32.6%) Asians (10.8%) Obesity is higher among middle age adults, in comparison to other age groups: Adults from 20 to 39 years (30.3%) Adults from 40 to 59 years (39.5%) Adults age 60 and above (35.49%) Causes of Obesity Food Choices: · Over consumption of foods that are high in calories, fat, and sugar can lead to weight gain. · Perception of fast food being cheap, convenient, and always available….but at what price to your health? Physical Activity: · Lack of regular physical activity can lead to weight gain. · Video Games, time spent on Internet, other social media distracts from Environment/Societal Factors: · Media encouraging fast food as a quick and tasty meal options. · Eating high caloric foods may be the norm in certain communities, family units, and friendship circles. A need to “fit in”. Genetics: · Genetics may affect an individual’s pre-disposition towards becoming obese. · This does not mean that will automatically be obese. Lifestyle choices such as a diet and exercise will ultimately determine an individual’s weight status. Health Conditions Associated with Obesity · Type II Diabetes · Heart Disease · High-Blood Pressure (Hypertension) · Certain types of Cancers Steps to Prevent Obesity & Reduce Overweight Status · Changing eating habits (Incorporating whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and lean meats into diet) · Increasing physical activity (CDC recommends 30 minutes of moderate activity at least 5x a week). · Continue to educate yourself about how to nourish your body properly · Engaging in a support group or extra curricular activity (Positive way to modify your environment) · Setting realistic weight management goals Application & Final Reflection Now let’s do some group work. I will split everyone into 5 groups of five people. In your groups you will create an action plan of five things you will commit to in order to improving your health in the next 30 days. All group members will sign the pledge, and we will contact you in 30 days to follow up with you and how you are doing with your chosen goals. (Allow 15-25 minutes for groups to create an action plan) Each group will now choose a speaker and share their five steps they have committed to in the next 30 days. (Allow 10-15 minutes for group presentations) Thank you all for participating today! We look forward to seeing the progress you will make in the next 30 days using the foundation tools you have learned today. For additional information or questions, please feel free to email me or our office at
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