Introduction - Teen Facilitator Package
A group prevention program that works in today's
teen lifestyle.
 
The Teens & Diets: No Weigh program was designed
to instill the confidence needed for teens to make their own
decisions based on personal health, energy and emotional needs.
Within this objective, teen dieting, body shape preoccupation,
and eating disorders are explored in eight stages. Assessment
tools include pre and post lifestyle quizzes. Program is suitable
for ages 11 to 17.
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a high quality printable version of this teen poster click HERE. This link
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To guage interest in a program that provides an alternative to
dieting, print this poster (see instructions) and distribute
through bulletin boards and waiting rooms in the community. |
Teens & Diets: No Weigh is a fresh message for teens -- recognize
& create
Design a nondiet lifestyle where food doesn't rule you; accept
and
celebrate your natural body shape and make your own choices.
Group or individual counseling; suitable for male and female
teens of all body shapes and sizes.
Building the Road to Healthier Living; a focus on overall
health, not weight.
A refreshing program that aims to prevent the onset of a
diet lifestyle and build healthier living patterns relevant to
the teen lifestyle. The program emphasizes skill building around
self-esteem, assertiveness, critical thinking, hands on cooking,
nondiet nutrition concepts and physical activity. The program
is delivered with with a self-training facilitator guide with
8 complete lesson plans; participant support material package
which includes uniquely designed teen journal, parent guide handbook
and Tailoring Your Tastes cookbook. Class sessions are
held with teens only. A parent guide provides a window into the
program for parents while respecting the independence of the
teen.
Applications:
· Flexible delivery features such as Girl Scouts,
summer camp, weekend workshops, 8 - 16 week program
· Highly suitable for health/life skills curriculum
in the school classroom.
· Great cross marketing potential for adult nondiet programs.
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Research oriented
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An MS thesis of a study done at UCT in South Africa
compared our teen program to a nutrition intervention program
which included information used traditionally in weight management
and health promotion programs as set out by ADA.
The aims of this study are to determine the extent of body
shape and body weight dissatisfaction and past dieting behaviours
in a small South African female teenage population and consequently
evaluate the effectiveness of the HUGS for teens program in reducing
these concerns.
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to review this study.
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Optional purchase consideration:
Teen Mini-Units are
a good first step in "feeling and experiencing"
the entire program. |
"An
excellent program targeting teenagers aged 11 through 17. This
eight-stage program helps teens recognize and create a nondiet
lifestyle contains fun learning activities related to healthful
eating, physical activity and self-esteem. The program includes
an in-depth facilitators guide with camera-ready materials, teen
journal, parent guide and a "cooking-friendly" cookbook."
Reviewed in SCAN's Pulse (the newsletter of Sports, Cardiovascular,
and Wellness Nutritionists, a dietetic practice group of the
American Dietetic Association) Guide to Nutrition and Fitness
Resources, 2000: |
Are you interested in using the nondiet approach
in Spanish for adults or teens ? |
HUGS SPANISH ASSOCIATE
Monika M. Woolsey, M.S., R.D.
Her counseling specialties are sports nutrition and disordered
eating, and she has published professional and lay articles on
these topics. Monika is profiled in the April/98 issue of the
Journal of the American Dietetic Association, article entitled
"When food becomes a cry for help. How dietitians can combat
childhood eating disorders". She is the publishing editor
of After the Diet newsletter.
email Monika at thecouch@afterthediet.com
phone 602 486-0737 / fax 602 978-5430 |
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