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Cooperative Extension Banner Program• Identify issue relevant to entire population: Georgia wellness• Create program for simultaneous statewide delivery• Engage communities• Change sedentary lifestyles• Reduce rates of preventable disease• Increase participation to 100,000 Georgians in three years• Decrease number of physically inactive people 5 percent per county in three years

What is Walk Georgia?• Free 12-week program• Six-week registration period• Log physical activity online• Activity entered earns “miles”• Miles unlock counties

To date:• Nine full sessions, one pilot• 30,000 participants; 3.4 million miles of activity logged• Widespread state adoption

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Why should I participate?

• Receive a weekly progress report.• Receive weekly Walk Georgia

newsletters.• Learn about Georgia through county

facts.• Receive county incentives.• Improve your physical condition.• Reduce certain health risks.

Spring 2014 Session Program Dates

• Registration open Feb. 1 - March 10• Log activity Feb. 2 - April 26• Register at www.walkgeorgia.org• Individuals or teams of four may participate• Email address required for account creation• Or team captain can register and enter activity

for team members without email access

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County Implementation

• Form a local task force• Seek local sponsorship• Determine local competitions• Interact with local organizations• Support participants• Advertise

www.walkgeorgia.org/promo for more information.

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Special groups:

• Schools, senior centers, other large organizations• See group/school registration kit:http://www.walkgeorgia.org/index.cfm?public=schoolKit • Special instructions to help with registration, from facilitator to participant• Limited mobility content

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Registration:

• Pre-survey of exercise behaviors• Demographics• Account creation:• Individual• Team captain• Team members

• Participants: Teams and individuals• Groups: Identify school and other affiliations

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Active Stretching Aerobics Badminton Basketball Biking / Cycling Bowling Calisthenics Canoeing / Kayaking Dancing Dynaband Elliptical trainer Exercise Ball Exercise machine Football Frisbee / Catch Gardening Golf Gymnastics Heavy yardwork Horseback riding

Hunting Jump rope Martial arts Medicine Ball Mowing Pilates Racquetball Running Skating Skiing Soccer Softball Swimming Tennis Volleyball Walking Water Activities Water Jogging Weight lifting Yoga

Activities

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Post-program:

• Post-survey• Completion certificate• Awards to leaders, local recognition• Success stories• County reporting

Program Evaluation:

• ~3,500 registrants per session• ~3,000 active participants • Who are they? • How satisfied were they?• Would they recommend this to a

friend?• Walk Georgia task force reviews participant surveys and suggestions after each session

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Questions?Contact your local Extension office at

1-800-ASK-8421 or go to www.walkgeorgia.org

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Spring 2014 Program Dates:Registration open

Feb. 1 - March 10, 2014(Feb. 1 - Feb. 28, 2014 for schools, large groups)

Log activity Feb. 2 - April 26, 2014