HeartsNParks Community Mobilization Guide - National Heart, Lung ...

?
?
1 We have a tight budget. How can we
implement Heart N’ Parks without
going over budget?
Work to achieve some flexibility in your
program so that costly rearranging or
replanning is minimized; try to be creative.
For example, as part of its Hearts N’ Parks
program, the Winston-Salem (North
Carolina) Parks and Recreation Department
? ?
?
?
partnered with the Wake Forest University
Baptist Medical Center to provide blood
pressure and cholesterol checks for adults
in a “Healthy Strider” mall-walking
program. The medical center used a
storefront in the mall as a place to
provide walkers with healthy snacks
and information. This joining of resources
and facilities enabled both groups to keep
costs down while reaching out to a larger
segment of the community.
Obtain educational materials and program
ideas from the Web and see the 4th P
starting on page 65 for information about
forming partnerships.
2 How many participants can
participate?
There is no set number, but it is better for
evaluation purposes to start off with a small
group (15–30) and allow the program to
grow.
?
?
?
43