Table 1.

Intervention overview

	Month	General Overview	Civic Engagement Topic Covered	Nutrition and Physical Activity Topic Covered
Planning Phase	1	Togetherness and Unity	Intervention introduction	Heart healthy food discussion
			Rapport building	Foods that contribute to and prevent heart disease
			Establish purpose, group name, and group norms	Discussions on added sugar, sodium, portion sizes, hunger cues, and using a pedometer
			Community walking tour and assessment
	2	Determining the Community Need	Interview skills training	Importance of setting S.M.A.R.T. goals around nutrition and physical activity
			Identification of community leaders
			Importance of setting S.M.A.R.T. goals for group project
				Discussions on fruit and vegetables, heart healthy fats
			Identify community needs
			Define purpose of group
	3	Planning for Next Steps	Leadership skills within the group	Discussions on eating whole grains, low fat and non-fat dairy, heart-healthy proteins
			Identification of assets, skills, and strengths of group members
			Develop action plans to execute purpose of the group
			Task delegation and action items for each group member
Implementation/Action Phase	4	Action, Part 1	Execution of action plan	Monitoring of nutrition and physical activity goals
			Review progress in meeting benchmarks and major group accomplishments
	5	Action, Part 2
	6	Next Steps	Complete action steps
			Summarize group accomplishments
			Establish a plan for next steps (if applicable)