Course Objective
- Discuss the recommendations in the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, 2nd edition and key findings to be communicated
- Identify physical activity trends and diabetes prevalence in Spanish speaking populations
- Describe how communities can leverage Muévete a tu Manera campaign to promote physical activity for Spanish speakers
Date: January 10th, 2023
Presenter:
Joshua Chigozie Ogbuefi, MPH
Health Communications Fellow
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP)
U.S Department of Health and Human Services
In this month’s Log-in2Learn, Joshua Chigozie Ogbuefi discusses the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans 2nd edition (Guidelines) and its key recommendations and findings related to how much physical activity Americans need and the benefits of physical activity, including the prevention of chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes. Additionally, Ogbuefi identifies current physical activity rates among U.S populations and the estimated burden of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes among Spanish speaking populations. Lastly, Ogbuefi highlights a bilingual communications campaign that focuses on increasing awareness and knowledge of the Guidelines, physical activity self-efficacy, and changing behavior. Ogbuefi describes how organizations can leverage the campaign to promote physical activity in their communities.
Participants will be able to:
- Discuss the recommendations in the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, 2nd edition and key findings to be communicated
- Identify physical activity trends and diabetes prevalence in Spanish speaking populations
- Describe how communities can leverage Muévete a tu Manera campaign to promote physical activity for Spanish speakers
