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2009 CityMatCH Urban MCH Leadership ConferenceHip Hop for Health Project: A public/private collaborativePRIMARY CONTACT:Rosemary Howlett, ARNP, BSN, RNCDivision Head, Maternal/Child HealthUnified Government Public HealthDepartment619 Ann AvenueKansas City, KS, 66101-3099Phone: (913) 573-6750Fax: (913) 573-6765Email: rhowlett@wycokck.orgCO-PRESENTER(S)/AUTHOR(S):Melanie Vogts, mvogts@wycokck.org (Author,Presenter)CATEGORYAdolescent health / pregnancy preventionChronic disease and MCH (Asthma, Diabetes, Obesity)FOCUSProgram Policy FocusISSUEThe purpose of the Hip Hop for Health Project is to provide healthy weight/lifestyle education, healthscreening, follow-up, and referral for middle and high school students in the largest school district inWyandotte County, Kansas.SETTINGThe Hip Hop for Health Project is collaboration between Unified Government Public Health Departmentof Kansas City, Kansas/Wyandotte County (UGPHD), Associated Youth Services (AYS), and UnifiedSchool District (USD) 500. In USD 500, 73% of students come from households below the federalpoverty level.PROJECTThe project model consists of three main components: screening, follow-up, and referral.• Screening: The Hip Hop for Health Fairs take place at 14 USD 500 middle and high schools. Studentsfrom physical education classes assemble in the gymnasium for introductory presentations. Students thenvisit interactive exhibit stations to learn about various health topics and community resources. Theatmosphere is fast-paced, fun and educational. Selected popular hip hop music is played in thebackground. AYS and UGPHD collaborate to screen students for height, weight, body mass index (BMI),and blood pressure.• Follow-up: UGPHD and AYS collaborate to contact youth and their parents through mail and phonecalls. Written information is provided about BMI screening results and the possible health and socialconsequences that could result from being overweight or obese.• Referral: Parents are encouraged to discuss the screening results with their family health care provider.Parents are provided with contact information for weight management clinics available at Kansas132
2009 CityMatCH Urban MCH Leadership ConferenceUniversity Medical Center and Children’s Mercy Hospital. Adolescents are also offered a HealthyLifestyles screening at the UGPHD or the opportunity to enroll in AYS’s Hip and Fit program.ACCOMPLISHMENTS/RESULTSAs of March 1, 2009, 1,460 adolescents have been screened in nine schools. Of the students whocompleted a BMI screen, 18% were overweight and 31% were in the obese range. Follow-up letters havebeen sent to 100% of adolescents that have been identified as overweight or obese. Six youth havereceived a Healthy Lifestyles assessment. Sixty-nine students have participated in the Hip and Fit pilot.Evaluation Plan: Resource Development Institute is the project’s formal evaluator. Students and vendorscomplete an evaluation of the fairs. Data shows that 99% of youth reported increased awareness andknowledge of nutrition and health; 86% of youth received at least one health screening.BARRIERS• Incorrect and/or insufficient contact information for adolescents made follow-up challenging.• Student and/or parental reluctance to view elevated weight and BMI as problematic.• Because of absenteeism or block/alternate day scheduling, some students missed the screening in eachschool.LESSONS LEARNED• It is important to gain more parental “buy-in” for the project. Plans including adding an orientationmeeting with the youth and parents, as well as family fun nights each quarter at the local YMCA.• Multi-year funding has been requested to expand the project to all four school districts in WyandotteCounty. This would allow organizers to conduct longitudinal tracking of participants to gauge how wellcommitments to healthy eating and increased activity are sustained.• Health departments have a key role to play in community collaborations. A complex, endemic publichealth concern such as adolescent obesity is best addressed by a variety of resources.133
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