Develop Community Fitness Based Health Education Program

Part 1: Prepare a 12 page paper using information from the readings, projects and papers throughout the course to develop a community fitness based health education program that can be used by all segments of the population (adults, children, elderly, physically challenged, and special populations) in your community.

• The program should include theoretical foundations for program components.
• A community needs assessment for conduciveness to physical activity.
• A community education component regarding the benefits of physical activity and how the program can be used to satisfy the FIT concept for each segment of the population.
• Any modifications that may be needed.
• Equipment that will be used in the program.
• A social marketing concept.
• Stakeholder and community partners’ information.
• Strategies for program implementation, monitoring, evaluation.
• Ethical issues.
• Why you think this program is necessary and how will it benefit the community?