The Recreation Adventure (RAP) and Indy After School programs focused on heart-healthy eating and physical activity. These two after-school programs offered activities, special events, and guest speakers to teach participants how to be physically active through strength training and by playing Ultimate Frisbee, floor hockey, flag football, extreme jump rope, and parachute games – to name a few. From health department staff, the youth also learned about the various food groups and how to watch calories. In addition, participants received information on blood pressure and cholesterol. In November 2003, all youth participated in the 4.5-mile Youth Fitness Walk and Rally.
Program Information
Name of program
Recreation Adventure IPS82
Indy After School (Forest Manor Middle School)
Recreation Adventure IPS31
Recreation Adventure IPS49
Recreation Adventure IPS46
Program start and end date
10/14/2003 to 10/28/2003
11/3/2003 to 11/24/2003
10/13/2003 to 10/27/2003
10/15/2003 to 11/3/2003
11/4/2003 to 11/20/2003
Number of times program met per week
4
3
4
4
3
Number of participants (total)
18
9
8
14
9
Number of male participants
9
4
1
6
3
Number of female participants
9
5
7
8
6
Target group
Child
Adolescent
Child
Child
Child
Program focus
Physical Activity
Heart-Healthy Eating
Location of activities
Camp
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After School
Other
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Materials used
Information Handout
Lesson
Activity
Menus
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Other
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Public Visibility
Internal efforts to promote Hearts N' Parks programs:
Bulletin board or information racks
Presentations(boards, councils, staff)
Newsletter or brochure
Posters in buildings
External efforts to promote Hearts N' Parks programs:
Media Coverage:
Print, TV, Radio
Special Event(s):
Launched event
Number of presentations: 7
Other: School news and government TV station news
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Partners
Partners who contributed to youth programs:
Partner Name
Partner Contribution
Marion County Health Department
Provided staff inservice, coordinated monthly health and fitness activities, as well as the Youth Fitness Walk and Rally.
Citizenship Through Sports Alliance (CTSA)
Coordinated and sponsored sports activities and events.
WISH/TV Channel 8 CBS and WIBC Radio
Promoted activities and events through the local news.
Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS)
Provided facilities, teachers, students, and transportation for the after-school programs.
National Institute of Fitness and Sports (NIFS)
Sponsored the Youth Fitness Walk and Rally and conducted fitness assessments.
Indianapolis Police Department (IPD) Bike Patrol
IPD officers and rangers provided patrols and actively participated in all after-school youth and family events.
ARAMARK Refreshment Service, Inc.
Provided free healthy refreshments for many activities and events - which kept program expenses down.
Concept Prints, Inc.
Provided promotional items such as hats and T-shirts at a reduced cost.
Performance Measures
Recreation Adventure IPS31 Participant scores showed significant improvement in the areas of heart-healthy eating knowedge and behavior. Other improvements were seen in heart-healthy eating intention and physical activity attitude.
Recreation Adventure IPS49 Children's scores showed improvement in heart-healthy eating knowledge and physical activity attitude. Staff suggested that the scores might have shown greater increases if there had been adequate supervision during administration of the post-questionnaires.
Indy After School (Forest Manor Middle School) Participant scores showed significant improvement in heart-healthy eating knowledge, behavior and intention, as well as overweight/obesity knowledge. Other improvements were observed in heart-healthy eating attitude, overweight/obesity attitude, and physical activity level.
Recreation Adventure IPS46 Children's scores showed improvement in all areas of heart-healthy eating knowledge, behavior and intention. Staff felt that the score increases might have been greater if there had been adequate supervision during the post-questionnaire.
Recreation Adventure IPS82 Children's scores showed improvement in heart-healthy eating knowledge and intention.
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