diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, heart disease, arthritis and gall People with pre-diabetes can reduce their risk by nearly 60% by losing 5-7% of …
Family and Consumer Sciences Extension
Walk Georgia 2008
The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension
The Problem
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 617 of
adults in Georgia are overweight or obese Almost 24 percent 238
of non-Hispanic whites, 377 of non-Hispanic blacks and 273 of
Hispanics in Georgia are obese Obesity and being overweight
contribute to the development of many chronic diseases including
diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, heart disease, arthritis and
gall bladder disease1
According to the Georgia Department of Human Resources, only 42 of
adults are active regularly Men and younger adults are more likely to
be active than older adults and women 2
Lack of regular physical activity can lead to high blood pressure,
stroke, obesity, diabetes, arthritis, and poor mental health Physical
inactivity cost Georgia 613 million in hospital charges in 20052
The latest economic figures from the CDC shows that in the state of
Georgia, medical expenditures for
the total population attributed to
overweight and obesity was 21 billion per year3
In Georgia in 2005, 5,200 deaths were attributed to obesity4
Research-based Solutions
Body weight has less impact on morbidity and mortality if the person
is physically fit5
People with pre-diabetes can reduce their risk by nearly 60 by losing
5-7 of their body weight and being moderately active for at least 30
minutes five or more days a week6
Community-based lifestyle interventions can reduce excess weight, high
blood pressure and high blood cholesterol and triglycerides7,8
Extensions Role
Promote Walk Georgia as a way to increase physical activity in those
at risk for control chronic disease and in those that have been
diagnosed
Lead Walk-a-Weigh to increase physical activity and promote dietary
change to control weight in adults
Produce media on lifestyle changes that can reduce morbidity and
mortality from excess weight, inactivity and chronic disease
Extensions Contribution to Solving the Problem
In this section each county reports what they did in their county with
Walk Georgia and Walk-a-Weigh if
offered with Walk Georgia
0
Impact on Georgians
In this section, each county needs to use the data they got from the Walk
Georgia Evaluation Report for their county, and if offered, the Walk-a-
Weigh Evaluation Reports
References
1 Centers for Disease Control Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System
accessed Jan 11, 2008 at
http://appsnccdcdcgov/brfss/displayasp?catOByr2006qkey4409sta
teGA
2 Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Public Health 2007
Georgia Data Summary: Physical Activity in Adults Accessed on Jan
11, 2008 at
http://healthstategaus/pdfs/epi/cdiee/CDIEE20Data20Summaries20200
7/2007_Physical_Activity_Data_Summarypdf
3 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Overweight and Obesity:
Economic Consequences Access on Jan 14, 2008 at
http://wwwcdcgov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/economic_consequenceshtm
4 Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Public Health 2007
Georgia Data Summary: Obesity in AdultsAccessed on Jan 14, 2008 at
http://healthstategaus/pdfs/epi/cdiee/CDIEE20Data20Summaries20200
7/2007_Obesity_Data_Summarypdf
5 Sui, X et al Cardiorespiratory fitness and
adiposity as mortality
predictors in older adults JAMA, 2007; 298:2507-2516
6 Satterfield, D et al Community-based lifestyle interventions to
prevent Type 2 diabetes Diab Care 2003; 26:2643-2652
7 Englert, HS et al The effect of a community-based coronary risk
reduction: The Rockford CHIP Prev Med 2007; 44:513-519
8 Franz, M Weight-loss outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
of weight-loss clinical trials with a minimum 1 year follow-up JADA
2007; 107: 1755-1767
Contacts
Connie Crawley, MS, RD, LD, Public Service Associate and Nutrition
Specialist,
ccrawley@ugaedu, 706 542-3773,
Gail Hanula, EdS, RD, LD, EFNEP/FNP Coordinator, ghanula@ugaedu
College of Family and Consumer Sciences, 706 542-8866,
or your local Cooperative Extension Service office
The University of Georgia and Ft Valley State University, the US
Department of Agriculture and counties of the state cooperating
Cooperative Extension, the University of Georgia College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences, offers educational programs, assistance and
materials to all people
without regard to race, color, national origin,
age, gender or disability
An Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Organization
Committed to a Diverse Work Force
Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June
30, 1914, The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences and the US Department of Agriculture cooperating
CAES Dean J Scott Angle, Director
FACS Dean Laura D Jolly, Associate Director
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