Deaf Weight Wise 2.0: A Healthy Lifestyle Intervention With Deaf Adults Who Are Overweight or Obese

"Deaf Weight Wise 2.0 is a group or individual intervention lead by trained, American Sign Language fluent Deaf counselors, who utilize an existing evidence-based curriculum that emphasizes healthy eating, exercise, and lifestyle components. It is a behavior change intervention that uses motivational interviewing techniques to help participants identify/recognize their own unhealthy behaviors, help individuals build skills that will promote behavior change, and help group members to support each other to make behavior changes. The Curriculum includes group exercise activities (Do It!), experiential learning activities (Try It! such as learning how to read a nutrition label or modify a recipe to make it healthier), and group activities related to food preparation or sampling healthy foods (Taste It!). Self-monitoring using daily food diaries and weekly weigh-ins is also a key component. The intervention also includes a 6-month follow up and maintenance phase."