Reaching Women

Healthy By Design can provide solutions for hard-to-reach consumers & consumers who need guidance to live a healthier life.


Our programs, services and information are targeted toward women of all ages, cultures, shapes and sizes. We believe that every woman has the power to receive powerful information to help her build a healthier life, and pass that information on to her family, friends and loved ones. Our goal is to educate the entire community about the health issues that affect us all, and our programs empower women to do just that.

Program Information

Healthy By Design

A day-long retreat of interactive health and wellness seminars, panel discussions and a musical jamboree, where women learn how to manage chronic illnesses and gain better health through dietary and lifestyle changes, encouraging holistic self-care to discipline, exercise and connect to the mind, body and spirit.

Health Journey

The Health Journey focuses on ten steps and "participant travelers" are challenged to take a series of 60-day trips to various fictitious locations around the world. Health Journey travelers receive "Frequent Activity Miles" for positive health behaviors like exercising, drinking water and making healthy food choices. Each registered traveler receives a personalized passport and travel kit. At the end of the 60-day trip, travelers redeem their Frequent Activity Miles for incentive gifts and prizes.

40-Day Health Journey

A seven-week program with hour-long interactive education sessions based on the Biblical journey led by Moses. The experience is captured by a virtual journey, in which the 40-Day Education team leads participants from the bondage and enslavement of destructive lifestyle patterns to being free to enjoy restored health. The dietary food during the 40-Day Health Journey represents the diet Daniel and his three friends used, which provided them with mental and physical superiority.

Fitness for Life

A two-week, live-in camp for individuals and families, focusing on health restoration through dietary changes, nutrition counseling, exercise programs and weight loss seminars to design a personalized nutrition and fitness plan. The program is designed especially for individuals who have a chronic illness, high blood pressure or high cholesterol.

Family Fitness Challenge

"From super-size to super-fit!" Families are engaged through a series of motivational workshops and activities and challenged to lose weight for overall positive health changes, utilizing a competitive approach.

Nutrition and Cooking Seminars

Hands-on cooking classes featuring healthy and delicious meals taught by trained nutrition specialists. These seminars empower participants to make informed food choices and increase their skills in the preparation of healthy gourmet soul foods.

Kidz in the Kitchen and Chefs In Red

Hands-on nutrition and cooking sessions for pre-teens and teens, teaching them the basics of preparing tasty and healthy foods. The Chefs In Red certificate program prepares youths to become peer educators in the area of nutrition and healthy preparation.

Diabetes Education Modules

An effective approach that utilizes the principles of nutrition and increased physical fitness. Each participant develops a personalized plan to reach and attain his/her personal lifestyle goals.

Smoking Cessation

This model is based on the world's most successful withdrawal program based on food changes, coaching and assistance in staying smoke free and minimizing weight gain.

Transitional Lifestyle Coaches

This training program is designed to empower lay people to become effective mentors and lifestyle coaches for families, congregations, co-workers and peers.

Program Development

Through product development, strategic marketing and program implementation, Healthy By Design creates targeted campaigns to reach women & minorities.


All of our programs are based on the F.A.C.E.S.ô concept:
F. Fun!!!
A. Accountability & Accessibility
C. Credible and Convenient Science-Based Information
E. Empowerment & Skill Development
S. Sustainability & Support

Services

Our services are provided to whole-faith institutions, employer groups, government agencies, health plans, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies & other organizations whose mission encompasses health and wellness.


  • Program development, including health promotion and disease management programs.
  • Strategic marketing, including coalition building, development of communications and public relations programs, social marketing and advocacy awareness campaigns.
  • Contracting and grantsmanship, including prospect research proposal/bid preparation, managed care contracting and performance improvement.



Testimonials

Personally, (the 40-Day Health Journey) has been a wonderful experience. I have lost 10 pounds, my important health numbers have decreased, I continue to exercise, I enjoy my new eating lifestyle and overall, I love how I feel. My mind, body and soul have just been regenerated as a result of my new lifestyle.
    - Velva B. Lilly
I want to thank you all for the chance to live a better and healthier lifestyle. Thank you for the encouragement and for the new friends that I have met during my journey.
    - Charlee Vinson
I've also experienced a huge spiritual growth. I've grown much closer to God. I feel spiritually and physically healthy! I would love to continue with the Health Journey for 2007.
    - Kathleen D. Curry
At 45 years old, I feel so blessed to have been taught this new way of eating. I have faith that this lifestyle will help me reach my ideal weight real soon, adding more years to my life and more life to my years.
    - Jacquie Posey
This 40-day journey has helped me to learn and strive to take better care of myself. My glucose, blood pressure and my waistline are all better as a result of doing this 40-day fast. I thank you so much for partnering with my church and showing me how to live a more fit lifestyle.
    - Rhonda Simmons