Unclear Ø
Unclear with no evaluations or mixed results
Targeting Lifestyle Change
Obesity
Nutrition / Diet
Physical Activity
Medical setting
Middle
Childhood
Parents of
Children
Emotional
Competency
Parenting
TARGET AUDIENCE
This program is for children receiving primary care at the Children's Hospital Primary Care Center in Boston, Massachusetts,
and their parents.
SUMMARY
The Targeting Lifestyle Change (TLC) program is a primary care-based program that focuses on building child self-esteem,
improving parenting skills, and supporting family lifestyle changes related to nutrition and physical activity.
EVIDENCE
A public search yielded no peer-reviewed publications evaluating the effectiveness of this program.
COMPONENTS
The TLC program is designed to improve nutrition/diet, increase physical activity, build emotional competency, and improve
parenting. Specifically, the program seeks to improve overall diet composition, increase the amount of time participants are
physically active each day, build child self-esteem, and strengthen parents' ability to support positive family lifestyle
change.
Children attend a series of sessions with various topics.
Practice setting health-related goals;
Discuss body image/size acceptance;
Learn strategies to cope with teasing, emotional eating, media influence, and the challenges of making lifestyle
changes; and
Engage in a variety of physical activities (e.g., karate, hip-hop dance, yoga) to identify options they enjoy.
Parent sessions focus on the following topics.
Discuss general parenting guidance;
Receive nutrition education;
Provide support to children coping with issues such as teasing; and
Help the family attain a healthier lifestyle.
PREVIOUS USE
The TLC program has been available since 2007.
www.militaryfamilies.psu.edu
Clearinghouse@psu.edu
1-877-382-9185
June 2013
This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Office of Family Policy, Children, and Youth, U.S. Department of Defense under Award No. 201048709-21867 developed in collaboration with The Pennsylvania State University.
Unclear Ø
Unclear with no evaluations or mixed results
Targeting Lifestyle Change
Obesity
Nutrition / Diet
Physical Activity
Medical setting
Middle
Childhood
Parents of
Children
Emotional
Competency
Parenting
TRAINING
Training is not necessary as the program is delivered entirely by the Children's Hospital Primary Care Center in Boston,
Massachusetts.
CONSIDERATIONS
Considerations for implementation of the TLC program include understanding this program is available only to families
referred by their primary care providers at the Children's Hospital Primary Care Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
The Clearinghouse can help address these considerations. Please call 1-877-382-9185, or email Clearinghouse@psu.edu
IMPLEMENTATION
If you are interested in implementing the TLC program, the Clearinghouse is interested in helping you! Please call 1-877-3829185, or email Clearinghouse@psu.edu
The program is implemented for 8 weeks in after
school sessions.
Please contact Laura Edwards-Leeper, TLC
Program Developer, by phone 1-617-355-0580
for cost information.
EVALUATION PLAN
To move the TCL program to the Promising category on the Clearinghouse Continuum of Evidence, at least one evaluation
should be performed demonstrating positive effects lasting at least one year from the beginning of the program or at least
six months from program completion.
The Clearinghouse can help you develop an evaluation plan to ensure the program components are meeting your goals.
Please call 1-877-382-9185, or email Clearinghouse@psu.edu
CONTACT
Contact the Clearinghouse with any questions regarding this program. Phone: 1-877-382-9185 or by email:
Clearinghouse@psu.edu
You may also contact Laura Edwards-Leeper, TLC Program Developer, by phone 1-617-355-0580 or Alison Cella-Mowatt,
One Step Ahead Program Assistant and Activities Coordinator, by phone 1-617-355-0992 or visit
http://www.childrenshospital.org
SOURCE
http://www.childrenshospital.org
www.militaryfamilies.psu.edu
This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Office of
Family Policy, Children, and Youth, U.S. Department of Defense under Award No. 2010-48709-21867 developed in collaboration with The
Pennsylvania State University.
June 2013