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013 Spring Br013 Spring Brhallengehallengeam E=BC^2am E=BC 2ry Buckley, Susan Chung
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, Kerstin Egenhofer, Ki t N L dKintu, Norm Landry
Who is involveBlackstone Community CBlackstone Community C
South End community amSouth End community, am
Boston Centers for YouthBoston Centers for Youth
Boston UniversityBoston University
Boston Public Health ComBoston Public Health Com
dCenter (BCC)Center (BCC)
mong othersmong others
h & Families (BCYF)h & Families (BCYF)
mmissionmmission
What are the cR d i b itReducing obesityIncreasing utilization of th
Increasing overall particip
We’re in a goldmine…”
challenges?g
he BU FitWell Center
“It’s a big deal!”
pation at the BCC
What we didWhat we didFocus group
8 th BCC b• 8 youth BCC members
K i f t i t iKey informant interviews
S hi G t St ff A• Sophia Grant - Staff As
T L Y th A• Tawny Lopes - Youth A
( 11 19)s (ages 11-19)
i t tssistant
Ad tAdvocate
What we learnChallengesChallenges
Knowledge of BCC andKnowledge of BCC and
General knowledge aboGeneral knowledge abo
Healthy eating habitsHealthy eating habits
Fees membership andFees, membership, and
Safety“Even if wwith the mSafety
Boys vs. Girls
with the mpocket…
ned
FitWellFitWell
out health and fitnessout health and fitness“As long as they stay a certain size they are hap
d family support
certain size, they are hapwith that.”
d family supportwe have to come up money out of our ownmoney out of our own ”
What we learnWhat we learnMotivating factorsMotivating factors
Amazing staff“Wth
Amazing staff
Social aspect and FUN!Social aspect and FUN!
Activities not exerciseActivities not exercise
Physical appearancePhysical appearance
BCC members have somBCC members have som
nednedWe’re their family away from eir family.”
“Spady will help make it w
“I’m like the mom!”
me exposure to FitWellme exposure to FitWell
urvey designoal: Understand whyenagers are not ing FitWell and BCCg
hallenges:g
Target population
Catchment area
Survey dissemination
pportunities pptinuing and growing partntinuing and growing partnschools and departments
ering relationships betwe
ting a conversation about
aborations between BU ah lth f th S th Eve health of the South En
erships with BU includinerships with BU– includins
en BU students and BCC
specific goals for FitWell
and BCC to continue to d itnd community
Reflectionsamwork and working withh the flow.
ash course in applied rese
mmunity passion and ent
d f thi tprepared for things to ge
h a community– going
earch methods.
thusiasm
t li t det complicated.