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Montgomery County, MD—Youth Programs


Description

KidZone was an after-school physical activity and nutrition program for elementary school students. The class met once a week for 90 minutes. The children participated in fun physical activity games and learned about healthy eating and healthy lunch choices.
 

Program Information

Name of program KidZone
Program start and end date 1/13/2003 to 3/10/2003
Number of times program met per week 1
Number of participants (total) 21
Number of male participants 10
Number of female participants 11
Target group Child
Program focus  
  Physical Activity  
  Heart-Healthy Eating  
Location of activities  
  Camp -
  After School  
  Other -
Materials used  
  Information Handout  
  Lesson -
  Activity  
  Menus -
  Other -
 

Public Visibility

Internal efforts to promote Hearts N' Parks programs:

  • Bulletin board or information racks
  • Newsletter or brochure
  • Posters in buildings

External efforts to promote Hearts N' Parks programs:

Media Coverage:    N/A

Special Event(s):    N/A

Number of presentations: N/A

Other: N/A

Partners

Partners who contributed to youth programs:

Partner Name Partner Contribution

There are no partners currently listed for this abstract.

 

Performance Measures

KidZone
Children's scores showed improvement in heart-healthy eating knowledge and intention.


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