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Queen Anne's Co., MD—Youth Programs

Description

Three middle schools implemented Hearts N' Parks in their after-school programs. The adolescents participated in physical activities that ranged from dance and aerobics to softball. The youth also learned about heart-healthy eating and sports nutrition through presentations by a registered dietitian and handout materials.

Program Information

Name of program	Centreville M.S. - After School	Sudlersville M.S. - After School	Stevensville M.S. - After School
Program start and end date	2/5/2003 to 4/30/2003	2/11/2003 to 4/22/2003	2/14/2003 to 4/25/2003
Number of times program met per week	N/A	N/A	N/A
Number of participants (total)	6	5	5
Number of male participants	N/A	N/A	N/A
Number of female participants	N/A	N/A	N/A
Target group	Adolescent	Adolescent	Adolescent
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:

External efforts to promote Hearts N' Parks programs:

Media Coverage: N/A

Special Event(s): N/A
Number of presentations: N/A

Other: Schools helped to promote the program.

Partners

Partners who contributed to youth programs:

Partner Name	Partner Contribution
Queen Anne County Middle Schools	Provided teachers to conduct physical activities and pre- and post-questionnaires. Also promoted the program.
Queen Anne County 5 A Day Program	Provided resources for instructors - including staff for program activities, presentations, and materials.

Performance Measures

Centreville M.S. - After School
Participant scores showed significant improvement in overweight/obesity attitude. Other improvements were observed in heart-healthy eating knowledge and behavior.

Queen Anne's Co., MD—Youth Programs

Description

Program Information

Public Visibility

Internal efforts to promote Hearts N' Parks programs:

External efforts to promote Hearts N' Parks programs:

Partners

Performance Measures

Centreville M.S. - After School
Participant scores showed significant improvement in overweight/obesity attitude. Other improvements were observed in heart-healthy eating knowledge and behavior.

Stevensville M.S. - After School
Participant scores showed improvement in heart-healthy eating attitude and intention, and physical activity level.

Sudlersville M.S. - After School
Participant scores showed improvement in heart-healthy eating knowledge and attitude.

Queen Anne's Co., MD—Youth Programs

Description

Program Information

Public Visibility

Internal efforts to promote Hearts N' Parks programs:

External efforts to promote Hearts N' Parks programs:

Partners

Performance Measures

Centreville M.S. - After SchoolParticipant scores showed significant improvement in overweight/obesity attitude. Other improvements were observed in heart-healthy eating knowledge and behavior.

Stevensville M.S. - After SchoolParticipant scores showed improvement in heart-healthy eating attitude and intention, and physical activity level.

Sudlersville M.S. - After SchoolParticipant scores showed improvement in heart-healthy eating knowledge and attitude.

Centreville M.S. - After School
Participant scores showed significant improvement in overweight/obesity attitude. Other improvements were observed in heart-healthy eating knowledge and behavior.

Stevensville M.S. - After School
Participant scores showed improvement in heart-healthy eating attitude and intention, and physical activity level.

Sudlersville M.S. - After School
Participant scores showed improvement in heart-healthy eating knowledge and attitude.