Take Action! California 5 a Day—Be Active! Worksite Program: Crafting a <em>Take Action!</em> Timeline

A sample timeline for the Take Action! program is provided here.

Downloadable Program Activity Calendar
START	ACTIVITY
Three months before kickoff event	Solicit management support
	Recruit Program Coordinator(s)
	Recruit Planning Committee Establish meeting schedule and workgroups Meet weekly or as often as needed until kickoff event
	Plan kickoff event
Ongoing	Communicate with management
Two months before kickoff event	Recruit and train Team Captains
	Secure incentive items
	Begin planning activities
One month before kickoff event	Distribute materials to Team Captains
One month before kickoff event	Begin ongoing promotion of Take Action!
Within one week of the start of Take Action!	Kickoff event
	Registration
	Provide support to Team Captains
	Remind participants to record points
	Promote planned activities
Five weeks after start of program	Formal check-in with Team Captains
Five weeks after start of program	Collect midpoint evaluation data
Two months before end of program	Begin planning closing celebration
Two weeks before end of program	Begin promoting closing
10 weeks after start of program	Closing celebration
	Collect evaluation data

Take Action! California 5 a Day—Be Active! Worksite Program: Crafting a Take Action! Timeline