This free tool can help improve the health of the families you work with. This program is intended for families with children 5-12 years old, and is available for any child regardless of weight.
The Healthy Choice Hotline (HCH) is a series of seven automated calls provided through an interactive voice response system. It was developed by the Kaiser Permanente Pediatric Nutrition Services in collaboration with the actor/educators from Kaiser Permanente's Educational Theatre Programs and employs a creative "theatrical" presentation style. The calls connect your families to a personal family coach, Jumpin’ Jack Johnson. Each week your families will spend about 5 minutes with Jumpin’ Jack setting family health goals for healthier eating and a more active lifestyle. These entertaining calls are designed for the whole family.
Want to hear a sample of the “Healthy Choice Hotline”? The sample call will take you through one full call topic “Sweetened drinks”. You will hear a “beep “whenever we have made a selection answering Jumping Jack’s questions. In a normal call, the caller would make their own selections. To hear a sample call, visit http://www.healthychoicehotline.org/ and click on the listen to a sample call.
The HCH focuses on five key health behaviors: Increasing Fruits and Vegetables, deceasing Screen time, increasing Physical activity, decreasing sweetened drinks and regular meals. Each call uses parenting strategies (role modeling, consistency, getting your kids involved, setting limits and healthy rewards) to help parents implement a weekly behavior goal into the family’s lifestyle. The table below illustrates the key health behavior, the national guideline for that behavior and the parenting strategies used to improve the behavior.
If you have comments or questions about the Health Choice Hotline, contact Michele Gilson at 303.614.1072.
