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Autonomy
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▪ Personalized feedback on current dietary practices and physical activity patterns
| ✓ Promotora reinforces education & knowledge, including importance of diet, physical activity, and self-monitoring |
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Feeling volitional, feeling choice and responsibility for one's behavior
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▪ Identification of personal and family values, motivators
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Promotora assists with personal goal setting using principles of Motivational Interviewing
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▪ Individualized goal setting
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Perceived Competence
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Self-monitoring
| ✓ Promotora reviews goal setting and help participants practice setting SMART‡ goals
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Feeling that one can accomplish selected behaviors and reach goals
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▪ Activities to practice problem solving
| ✓ Dietary and physical activity diaries |
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▪ Hands-on-learning and activities to practice newly learned skills, such as menu planning and reading labels
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Promotora facilitates group discussion of barriers and problem solving skills
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▪ Homework activities to reinforce skills learned in class
| ✓ Promotora provides ongoing emotional support and encouragement |
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Relatedness to Others
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▪ Encourages family discussion of shared values and health related goals
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Discuss strategies to identify and reach out to one’s support network
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The need to feel understood, cared for and valued by significant others
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Incorporates traditional foods and cultural practices identified through participatory development process
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Teach and practice stress management skills
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Buddy system for support and accountability
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▪ Peer Leader provides ongoing emotional support and encouragement
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Group support for problem solving and physical activity
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| ✓ Promotora led monthly support groups |
