The Summer Day Camp children's program at the Prince George's Sports & Learning Complex incorporated a FunFit Festival for 200 campers. In addition to nutrition information and giveaways, the children participated in organized physical activities such as an obstacle course competition, relay games, and a fitness test.
Adolescents in the Soccer Team program participated in a Hearts N' Parks kickoff with a coaches' meeting, followed by information for players and parents. Nutrition workshops were held, and healthy foods were made available on the sidelines at all practices and games. Players tracked their own activity levels and eating patterns using computers at the community center.
Program Information
Name of program
Summer Camp
Soccer Teams
Program start and end date
6/24/2003 to 8/22/2003
6/11/2003 to 9/6/2003
Number of times program met per week
5
4
Number of participants (total)
19
20
Number of male participants
9
12
Number of female participants
10
8
Target group
Child
Adolescent
Program focus
Physical Activity
Heart-Healthy Eating
Location of activities
Camp
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After School
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Other
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Materials used
Information Handout
Lesson
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Activity
Menus
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Other
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Computer programs
Public Visibility
Internal efforts to promote Hearts N' Parks programs:
Bulletin board or information racks
Presentations(boards, councils, staff)
Newsletter or brochure
Other: Employee intranet
External efforts to promote Hearts N' Parks programs:
Media Coverage:
Print, TV
Special Event(s):
Launched event, FunFit Festival
Number of presentations: 10
Other: Web site
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Partners
Partners who contributed to youth programs:
Partner Name
Partner Contribution
Prince George's County Health Department
Staff provided workshops on healthy eating. Also provided giveaway items.
Performance Measures
Soccer Teams Participant scores showed significant improvement in heart-healthy eating knowledge, overweight/obesity knowledge, heart-healthy eating attitude, overweight/obesity attitude, heart-healthy eating behavior, and heart-healthy eating intention. Moderate improvement was observed in physical activity level.
Summer Camp Children's scores showed significant improvement in heart-healthy eating knowledge, behavior, and intention, as well as physical activity attitude.
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