Mackay Hospital and Health Service challenged Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service to a healthy lifestyle challenge focusing on weight loss, waist circumference loss and steps. They accepted the challenge and are now celebrating the goals of participants across the north of the state who are aiming to lead a healthier lifestyle one step at a time.
There were 800 people taking part in the 16-week event.
In early 2018 Mackay Hospital and Health Service (Mackay HHS) launched a community wide initiative to reduce obesity and type 2 diabetes called Let's Shape Up. At the same time Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CQHHS) were investigating ways to extend their 10,000 Lives campaign to include other healthy lifestyle behaviours.
The 10,000 Steps organisation assisted the project by modifying their existing website to enable the health challenge tracking. The Hospital and Health Services developed the challenge concept, timelines and promotional activities, while 10,000 Steps modified their website and developed supporting resources.
CQHHS used it as a promotional activity, while Mackay HHS instigated it as part of the funded Let’s Shape Up program.
The Health Challenge ran for 16 weeks between June 2018 and October 2018. Mackay HHS had 401 community members participating and Central Queensland HHS had 354.
Results for Mackay HHS:
Weight loss (kg) : 205.2
Girth loss (cm): 180.9
Total steps: 152,627,430
Results for Central Queensland HHS:
Weight loss (kg): 182.4
Girth loss (cm): 166.8
Total steps: 86,436,592
