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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />September 25, 2003 <br />Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by V. Anne Miles 3 September 25, 2003 <br />counseling, walking/support groups, and circulation of a Body/Works newsletter. <br /> <br />In addition, we will be incorporating a six and twelve month follow-up telephone <br />interview to assess effectiveness. <br /> <br />The need for a program is based on the rising rates of childhood obesity and <br />specifically based on the requests of local physicians, school nurses, and parents to <br />implement a program in the school setting. The department proposes to pilot <br />BodyWorks in one northern Orange County middle or high school. The fee for the <br />program is $100. Currently there are no programs in place. <br /> <br />BodyWorks has been shown to be successful in Wake County Schools and could be an <br />additional strategy to combat childhood obesity in Orange County. <br /> <br />Motion to approve the BodyWorks pilot program in one of Orange County School District <br />school and to recommend to the Board of Commissioners the approval of the $100 fee <br />for the series was made by Alan Rimer, seconded by Sharon Van Horn, and carried <br />without dissent. <br /> <br />D. Weight Management Program for Orange County Employees: The Healthy Way <br /> <br />This program began ten years ago at Rex Wellness Center as a liquid diet program and <br />has evolved to what it is today: a multi-dimensional approach for weight management <br />that is geared to enhancing overall well-being. The program is currently provided at <br />three locations, and the UNC Wellness Center is now piloting the program. <br /> <br />The program includes twelve weekly, one-hour group discussion and educational <br />sessions facilitated by a registered dietitian and/or health educator/exercise <br />physiologist. Thirty minutes of exercise facilitated by an exercise physiologist follows <br />the educational sessions each week. Each participant receives one individual <br />consultation with the registered dietitian to determine nutritional goals and program <br />set -up. Pre and Post measures of change include: attitude survey, weight, resting <br />blood pressure, body mass index, resting heart rate, circumference measurements <br />(waist or hips), and aerobic exercise. <br /> <br />Group support and interaction for goal setting, creating change, problem solving, <br />overcoming barriers, and recipe exchanges are also an essential component of this <br />program. <br /> <br />Rex Wellness Center and UNC are currently charging fees for the program in the <br />amounts of $215 for members and $315 for nonmembers of the wellness centers. <br />Renée Kemske was a dietitian at the UNC Wellness Center prior to being employed full- <br />time for Orange County Health Department and is helping to update the program <br />material. <br /> <br />The health department is proposing to pilot a modified weight management program <br />to Orange County employees based on The Healthy Way. The proposed charge for <br />each participant is $175, with the option of paying for the program on a weekly basis <br />($15). The price is reduced since there is not an exercise physiologist on site. <br /> <br />There are currently no weight management programs exclusively for Orange County