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Faithful Families Eating Smart and Moving More

The Faithful Families Eating Smart and Moving More (FFESMM) program is a multi-level intervention that changes individual behavior, as well as practices and environments of faith communities in regards to healthy eating and physical activity.

Resources for the program include a 9-session FFESMM curriculum and the Eating Smart and Moving More Planning Guide for Faith Communities.

The FFESMM curriculum is co-taught by nutrition and physical activity educators and trained lay leaders from faith communities in small group sessions. The Eating Smart and Moving More Planning Guide assists faith leaders in adopting policy and environmental change for their faith community and establishing health committees.

Who participates

Members of Faith Communities
Health Professionals seeking partnerships with faith communities to achieve individual behavior change, as well as changes in the faith community's practices that promote healthy eating and physical activity (ex: Providing water at each event or establishing a community garden)

How to obtain the program

If in North Carolina, click here to connect with someone who has been trained in FFESMM.
If outside of North Carolina, click here for order form

Evidence-based Program

Faithful Families Eating Smart and Moving More (FFESMM) has been accepted as a "Practice-Tested Intervention" by the Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation (Center TRT). Center TRT, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Nutrition and Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases, has developed a process for reviewing, translating and disseminating interventions. This process is applied to obesity prevention interventions that have been tested through research studies or have been developed and evaluated in practice. Interventions are recommended by expert reviewers and CDC for dissemination. FFESMM is the first faith-based intervention to achieve this status.

Publications

International Journal of Volunteer Administration, July 2011

Publicity

NC State University's Perspectives Magazine, Summer 2011
Press release for initial funding of Faithful Families Eating Smart and Moving More, February 2008

Program Components

Order Form (outside North Carolina)
Faithful Families Eating Smart and Moving More Overview
Eating Smart and Moving More Planning Guide for Faith Communities
Faith Community Assessment
Faith Community Action Plan
Healthy Eating Policy Template
Physical Activity Policy Template

Home About Us News Success Stories NC's Plan Obesity Burden Key Behaviors Programs & Tools Contacts Media Funding Data The Evidence	Faithful Families Eating Smart and Moving More The Faithful Families Eating Smart and Moving More (FFESMM) program is a multi-level intervention that changes individual behavior, as well as practices and environments of faith communities in regards to healthy eating and physical activity. Resources for the program include a 9-session FFESMM curriculum and the Eating Smart and Moving More Planning Guide for Faith Communities. The FFESMM curriculum is co-taught by nutrition and physical activity educators and trained lay leaders from faith communities in small group sessions. The Eating Smart and Moving More Planning Guide assists faith leaders in adopting policy and environmental change for their faith community and establishing health committees. Who participates Members of Faith Communities Health Professionals seeking partnerships with faith communities to achieve individual behavior change, as well as changes in the faith community's practices that promote healthy eating and physical activity (ex: Providing water at each event or establishing a community garden) How to obtain the program If in North Carolina, click here to connect with someone who has been trained in FFESMM. If outside of North Carolina, click here for order form Evidence-based Program Faithful Families Eating Smart and Moving More (FFESMM) has been accepted as a "Practice-Tested Intervention" by the Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation (Center TRT). Center TRT, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Nutrition and Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases, has developed a process for reviewing, translating and disseminating interventions. This process is applied to obesity prevention interventions that have been tested through research studies or have been developed and evaluated in practice. Interventions are recommended by expert reviewers and CDC for dissemination. FFESMM is the first faith-based intervention to achieve this status. Publications International Journal of Volunteer Administration, July 2011 Publicity NC State University's Perspectives Magazine, Summer 2011 Press release for initial funding of Faithful Families Eating Smart and Moving More, February 2008 Program Components Order Form (outside North Carolina) Faithful Families Eating Smart and Moving More Overview Eating Smart and Moving More Planning Guide for Faith Communities Faith Community Assessment Faith Community Action Plan Healthy Eating Policy Template Physical Activity Policy Template

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