The BodyWorks Program is for parents and caregivers of young adolescent boys and girls aged 9 to 14. The program focuses on helping families create healthier lifestyles. The BodyWorks Program emphasizes parents as role models and provides them with the tools and support they need to create healthy lifestyles with their children.
The BodyWorks Program is a collaborative effort of West Virginia University Hospitals-East, the Berkeley County Health Department, Change the Future WV, WVU Extension, and Berkeley County Board of Education.
Families who enroll in the BodyWorks Program will receive a BodyWorks toolkit and will attend regular group meetings to help maintain behavior change. The toolkit includes a video on healthy shopping and cooking strategies, a recipe book, food and fitness journals, a weekly meal planner refrigerator magnet and more.
“The BodyWorks program is designed to provide families with tools they can begin using immediately, such as learning how to understand the information on a nutrition label, estimating proper portions to avoid ‘portion distortion,’ and how to have a healthy body image, eat well, and stay active for life. The program brings together families and community partners to promote maximum health benefits for all participants. BodyWorks is a great program that is really fun and motivating for the entire family,” said Denise Ryan, Coordinator, Change the Future WV.
The program will be offered in 8-week sessions beginning February 5, 2013. The session will be on Tuesdays from 6:15-8pm at the Byrd Health Sciences Center on the campus of City Hospital, Martinsburg. The program is free and open to all. Registration is limited. Sign up today.
For more information or to register, please contact Dana DeJarnett at 304-264-1287, ext. 1814, ddejarnett@cityhospital.org or Denise Ryan at 304-267-7130, denise.m.ryan@wv.gov.
