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The Zombie Solution

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Description

The e-book Zombie Solution and accompanying gaming app Eat This Zombies by Umfer Solutions provide a creative, interactive way to teach healthy dietary and exercising habits. The game involves throwing healthy food at zombies to make them human. Failure to slash bad foods causes the zombies to become aggressive. The game is designed for ages 4 and up.

Goal / Mission

The goal of The Zombie Solution is to teach youth to eat healthy and learn coping skills to deal with stress via games.

Results / Accomplishments

The game can be used by others who have already implemented a program to enhance it and help youth learn in a fun way.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
Umfer Solutions
Primary Contact
Dr. Laura Umfer
4511 North Himes Ave Ste 200
Tampa, Fl 33614
813-385-7974
umfer@umfer.org
http://umfersolutions.com/
Topics
Health / Physical Activity
Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants
Health / Children's Health
Organization(s)
Umfer Solutions
Date of implementation
2013
For more details
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/eat-this-zombies/i...
Target Audience
Children, Teens, Families
Submitted By
Dr. Laura Umfer

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A Good Idea meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program funding source, program implementation steps and outcomes.
  2. The program evaluation is limited to descriptive measure(s) of success/accomplishment (i.e., program participation rates, number of services/education sessions/radio messages provided). Note: oftentimes, the program has been newly implemented and a program evaluation has not yet been conducted. Programs that have not yet been evaluated, but which show promise in improving health or quality of life, are classified as Good Ideas until an evaluation is conducted.
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