Health literacy skills are those people use to realize their potential in health situations, including how to apply these skills either to make sense of health information and services or provide health information and services to others. (Definition taken from CDC)
Initiative Description: Teachers attended 2 professional learning sessions prior to implementing their planned play-based learning experiences over a period of 8 weeks. The implementation protocol consisted of 1) providing the experiences when children were most cognitively alert (at the start of the sessions) 2) implementing play experiences at least 2x/week 3) using a range of […]
Initiative Description: Train teachers on groundwater arsenic problems and engaging activities to motivate children and their families; Provide rhyme and story books to children; hang posters that present awareness-building messages on arsenic in classrooms; Provide three 15min. education sessions per week to educate students about arsenic; And install a low arsenic well in each village […]
The West Midlands ActiVe lifestyle and healthy Eating in School children (WAVES) initaitive Initiative Description: Incorporate an extra 30 min of physical activity into each school day; (ii) Deliver three cooking workshops with children and parents focusing on nutrition education and food preparation skills; (iii) Supervise class attendance at Villa Vitality, a healthy lifestyle program […]
Initiative Description: To reinforce the ‘Active For Life Year 5′ (AFLY5), 10 homework assignments for children and parents were developed. The homeworks related to literacy, maths, physical education, citizenship, personal, social and health education subject areas of the National Curriculum for Key Stage 2 in England. The homeworks were developed specifically for AFLY5 by the […]
Initiative Description: The project included 2 studies across 12 months. The 1st assessed the scope of the obesity problem within a 3-county area with key stakeholders in health and education. The 2nd implemented a five-session middle school classroom program over a 6-week period that involved a Family Field Guide that included guidelines for getting started […]
Initiative Description: Studies that investigated the effectiveness of a school-based intervention targeting PA behavior (PA), sedentary behavior (SB) and/or nutrition behavior (NB). Study Results: The majority of studies reporting results regarding BMI and BMI z-score found favorable effects. Additionally, almost all studies that measured effects on PA behavior or sedentary behavior showed favorable results. Reference: […]
Initiative Description: The intervention addressed personal factors by having each child take an active role in food preparation and food tasting, in goal setting, and in small-group work involving peer communication, self-talk, and sharing ideas and thoughts with others. It addressed environmental factors through take-home messages and parent night events. Study Results: Long-term effects were […]
Initiative Description: A 32-week program of classroom and gym activities was conducted in second- and third- grade classes. Children discover, explore, inquire and learn the bases of healthy behaviors in a challenging, scientific setting, with the support of scientists/health professionals/students. Knowledge is brought home and shared with their families Study Results: Significant positive outcomes in […]
The Healthy Children Arizona (HCA) program Initiative Description: The Healthy Children Arizona (HCA) program was developed to promote early, positive exposure to cancer-preventive diet, physical activity and sun safety behaviors. Five lessons delivered weekly were evaluated by classroom teachers while pre- and post-curriculum surveys examined increases in students’ understanding of concepts and self-reported behavior. Study […]
Building Wellness™ Curriculum http://buildingwellness.ihaveadreamfoundation.org/ Initiative Description: Building Wellness™ is a youth health literacy curriculum targeting low-income youth from 3rd grade to 8th grade in order to prepare the youth to be active, educated participants in their healthcare. Lessons focus on asthma, obesity and overweight, accidental injury, and drug and alcohol use. Study Results: Improved overall […]
