Be a FAN
for Your Church's Health!

What Does the FAN Online Training Cover?

The FAN Online Training will support your church to:

• increase opportunities for physical activity and healthy eating (e.g., substitute tasty, healthy meals & snacks for church events; add movement breaks into church events),
• create church guidelines (policies) for physical activity and healthy eating,
• engage church leaders in FAN goals and support church leaders’ health, and
• share health messages with members through familiar church channels (e.g., bulletin inserts, handouts, social media, messages for worship service).

The training is designed for a committee of 2-5 people from your church. Your church committee will learn about national recommendations for healthy eating and physical activity and will spend time in guided brainstorming to plan how to put the FAN program into place. The online training can be completed individually or in small group settings (e.g., small group Bible study format), depending on the needs and interests of your church committee. You will begin a FAN Program Plan during the trainings that will guide your church’s activities over the next year.

Our hope is that FAN changes the culture of your church to make lasting health changes in the lives of members. Churches have also used FAN strategies and materials to improve the health of the communities they serve.

What Will My Church Be Asked to Do?

We are offering FAN as part of a study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

If your church chooses to take part, we will ask you to:

• select a person from your church to coordinate the program (i.e., FAN Coordinator),
• form a committee of 2-5 people from your church who will complete the training and put the program into place (e.g., church leaders, members, health champions, Sunday school teachers, cooks / hospitality staff),
• take part in the evaluation of FAN by completing online surveys (completed by your church leader / pastor, FAN Coordinator, and committee members), and
• invite members to complete a brief online survey before the program starts and 12 months later (this activity is optional for churches; if your church takes part in this activity, you will receive a church-specific report of findings).

If you are interested in the FAN Online Training, please fill out an interest form. Completion of the form does not commit you to take part.

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