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Table 2 Select Change and Performance Objectives and Behavioral Outcomes

From: Mujeres Fuertes y Corazones Saludables: adaptation of the StrongWomen —healthy hearts program for rural Latinas using an intervention mapping approach

Change Objectives

Select Performance objectives

Behavioral outcomes

Healthy diet

Prepare healthy meals

• Know what constitutes healthy diet

• Purchase healthy food

• Know how to cook healthy meal

• Try new recipes

Reduce fat & refined carb intake

• Purchase low fat options

• Learn how to read food labels

• Purchase lean meats

• Limit sweetened beverage intake

• Limit sweets (muffins, cookies, cake, etc.)

• Limit processed foods

Consume 5 fruits & vegetables per day

• Purchase fruit & vegetables

• Include a fruit and/or vegetable at each meal

• Eat fruits or vegetables as snacks

• Know how to cook fruit and vegetables so tasty & attractive to self and family

• Prepare healthy meals

• Reduce refined carbs intake

• Reduce fat intake

• Consume 5 fruits & vegetables per day

Sufficient physical activity for health

Know amount physical activity needed for health

• Describe what type exercise, how long, how often, how hard

Determine if achieving moderate-vigorous physical activity

• Learn how to assess level of exertion

• Practice achieving moderate-vigorous level physical activity

Engage in daily moderate-vigorous physical activity for 30 min

• Feel confident can fit into daily life

• Feel confident on skills

• Understand the connection of values to daily physical activity,

• Notice change in energy level, sleep and mood

• Monitor progress

• Find exercise enjoyable

• Not be embarrassed by skill/fitness level

• Engage in 30 min of moderate-vigorous physical activity per day