NHLBI, Hearts N' Parks Program - 2003 Magnet Center Sites

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Phoenix, AZ —Youth Programs

Description

Phoenix youth were introduced to the Hearts N' Parks summer and fall programs through CATCH activities, heart-healthy eating lessons, distribution of healthy snacks, food demonstrations, hiking, outdoor adventures, non-traditional physical activities and gymnasium and playground activities. Partners such as the Arizona Nutrition Network and Wonderful Outdoor World (WOW) have allowed the City of Phoenix to expand Hearts N’ Parks programming efforts this year. For example, participants in the WOW program learned about camping, fishing, water conservation, heart-healthy eating, and the benefits of physical activity. The Hearts N' Parks youth program will continue to grow as we garner more resources and expand the services currently being provided to our community.

Program Information

Name of program	PAC Summer Nutrition	Stardust Healthy Children
Program start and end date	6/9/2003 to 8/22/2003	10/4/2003 to 10/18/2003
Number of times program met per week	1	2
Number of participants (total)	60	18
Number of male participants	27	8
Number of female participants	33	10
Target group	Adolescent	Child
Program focus
Physical Activity
Heart-Healthy Eating
Location of activities
Camp	-	-
After School
Other	-	Habitat for Humanity Site
Materials used
Information Handout
Lesson
Activity
Menus
Other	-	Field trip , food demonstrations

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
Other: City of Phoenix employee intranet

External efforts to promote Hearts N' Parks programs:

Media Coverage: Print, TV, Radio

Special Event(s): FunFit Festival, Health Fair/School Festivals

Number of presentations: 1

Other: Presentation at Arizona Parks and Recreation Association meeting

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Partners

Partners who contributed to youth programs:

Partner Name	Partner Contribution
Arizona Nutrition Network	Provided financial support, staff, and materials for 80 afterschool and recreation sites.
Wonderful Outdoor World (WOW)	Provided a setting for nutrition and fitness activities through urban and wilderness camping experiences.

Performance Measures

PAC Summer Nutrition
Participants showed a working knowledge of heart-healthy eating in the pre- and post-questionnaires. Changes from pre- to post-questionnaire were observed in heart-healthy eating attitude. In the post-questionnaire, most participants chose fruit juice, and low-fat or fat-free milk rather than soda or regular milk.