ACTIONS DURING THE PROGRAM

1. Keep health promotion visible during the program. Disseminate health-related messages and handouts. Solicit and disseminate statements by participants regarding the positive impacts of the program. Ideas for dissemination include e-mail, flyers, posters, and radio spots.

2. Keep your Supervisor informed. Solicit "visibility" throughout.

3. If possible, visit Supervisors and review participant files. Remind Supervisors to periodically monitor and document compliance of attendance with terms of the Guidelines. Suggestions to monitor participants include: 1) a sign-in sheet at the gym and/or fitness center, 2) a sign-out sheet with the Supervisor, 3) review training logs. Randomly monitor this yourself.

4. Conduct periodic classes on health-related topics.

POST-PROGRAM ACTIONS

1. Evaluate the program using post fitness assessments and surveys. (See pages 31 and 32 for sample surveys for Supervisors and participants.) Recommendations for evaluation include:

1. Pre and post fitness assessments.
2. Pre and post Health Risk Assessments.
3. Survey participation in a fitness program three months, six months, and one year after release from the six month program.
4. You may also want to include a fitness assessment at these times for comparison to the post assessment of the six month program.
5. Determine depth of learning in educational classes through pre and post educational surveys. (See example on page 33 for activity evaluation.)

2. Write an after-action report, and outbrief your Supervisor. This is important to keep the program viable and supported.