Join the Family Wellness Program

Purpose
The purpose of the Family Wellness Program is to increase the health of Detroit residents by providing nutrition, physical fitness and mental health education and support. Participants meet in weekly Zoom sessions and have the opportunity to meet with the program’s certified coaches to create individualized health plans to support their goals.

Members of the Family Wellness Walking Group enjoy a Zumba workout at the Detroit riverfront.

Participants are required to do a health screening before the program begins with one of our educators.

Coaches
The  coaches come from a variety of health backgrounds, including a Master of Public Health, registered dietician, physician, medical residents, an exercise kinesiologist, and a social worker/health psychologist. Individual sessions with the registered dietician can be arranged by using the appointment scheduler.

Equipment

Health Products
At various stages in the program, participants can receive the following equipment  to enhance their learning process: weight scale, fitness tracker, blood pressure cuff, if needed.

Curriculum
The weekly educational sessions use the National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) materials, which can be found at this link and downloaded.

Phone App
​​A phone app designed for the program is available for participants to help them monitor and share their progress. Once registered you will be assigned a participant id and password to log in. You can download the app for Android here or iOS here.

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