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

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2003 Magnet Center Sites

Rockford, IL—Youth Programs

Description

Both youth programs focused on physical activity and heart-healthy eating in an after-school educational setting. Children at the Washington Park Community Center program participated in CATCH games and weekly nutrition activities - including healthy snack art projects. Children in the Northwest Community Center Boys & Girls Club participated in a "boot camp" physical activity experience. The children also received education about healthy snacks. In addition, each week a group of participants prepared snacks for the other campers.

Program Information

Name of program	Washington Park Community Center	Northwest Community Center Boys & Girls Club
Program start and end date	7/16/2003 to 10/18/2003	9/8/2003 to 10/8/2003
Number of times program met per week	1	1
Number of participants (total)	25	45
Number of male participants	14	25
Number of female participants	9	20
Target group	Child	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

External efforts to promote Hearts N' Parks programs:

Media Coverage: N/A

Special Event(s): FunFit Festival

Number of presentations: N/A

Other: N/A

Partners

Partners who contributed to youth programs:

Partner Name	Partner Contribution
Rockford Boys & Girls Club	Provided facility space and a healthy environment for fitness activities.

Performance Measures

Northwest Community Center Boys & Girls Club
Children's scores showed improvement in heart-healthy eating knowledge, behavior, and intention.

Washington Park Community Center
Washington Park participants showed significant improvement in heart-healthy eating behavior and intention, and moderate improvement in physical activity attitude.