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

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Sierra Vista, AZ—Youth Programs

Description

The CATCH 4th grade curriculum book, "Taking Off," provided at this year's training, was used to teach the children about heart-healthy eating. The lesson about "Go, Slow, and Whoa" foods was particularly effective in teaching the children about foods that can be consumed any time, some of the time, and least often. The USDA Food Guide Pyramid and Power of Choice program were also used to teach children about heart-healthy eating. During "Good Snacks" theme week, the participants received healthy snacks.

Program Information

Name of program	Healthy Kids 2	Healthy Kids 1
Program start and end date	9/22/2003 to 10/31/2003	9/22/2003 to 10/31/2003
Number of times program met per week	2	2
Number of participants (total)	36	24
Number of male participants	21	13
Number of female participants	15	11
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: Print

Special Event(s): N/A
Number of presentations: 1

Other: N/A

Partners

Partners who contributed to youth programs:

Partner Name	Partner Contribution
Sierra Vista Regional Health Center	Two local dietitians gave presentations on heart-healthy eating. They also provided healthy snacks for all the children during "Good Snacks" theme week.

Performance Measures

Healthy Kids 1
Children participating in the Healthy Kids 1 program showed significant improvement in heart-healthy eating knowledge and intention, and moderate improvements in heart-healthy eating behavior and physical activity attitude.

Healthy Kids 2
Children who participated in Healthy Kids 2 showed improvement in heart-healthy eating knowledge and intention, as well as physical activity attitude.