Take Charge Challenge

A Good Idea

Description

The Take Charge Challenge, originally developed as a worksite health promotion program, now has been expanded to the population of people with disabilities. It is a 10-week physical activity program wherein one identifies his/her stage of readiness to engage in physical activity, sets his/her own activity goal- and works towards those goals.

Goal / Mission

The goal of this program is to encourage people with disabilities to increase levels of physical activity by means of a behavior change physical activity program, the Take Charge Challenge (TCC).

Results / Accomplishments

This program serves up to 250 people per year, helping them to achieve better health and fitness and to reduce health disparities among people living with a disability.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
New Mexico Department of Health Office of Disability and Health
Primary Contact
Susan O. Gray
1190 St. Francis Dr., Suite N1055
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 827-2976
susang@doh.state.nm.us
http://www.health.state.nm.us/
Topics
Health / Disabilities
Health / Physical Activity
Organization(s)
New Mexico Department of Health Office of Disability and Health
Source
American Public Health Association (APHA)
Date of publication
2005
Location
New Mexico
For more details
http://apha.confex.com/apha/131am/techprogram/pape...
Additional Audience
People with Disabilities

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A Good Idea meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program funding source, program implementation steps and outcomes.
  2. The program evaluation is limited to descriptive measure(s) of success/accomplishment (i.e., program participation rates, number of services/education sessions/radio messages provided). Note: oftentimes, the program has been newly implemented and a program evaluation has not yet been conducted. Programs that have not yet been evaluated, but which show promise in improving health or quality of life, are classified as Good Ideas until an evaluation is conducted.