The following information was extracted from a table
compiled by The International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI). The
information is generally arranged in ascending
order by the grade/age.
A new window will open each time you click on
a website address in the "for more information" column of the
table
below.
| Program
Name |
Grade/Age |
Goals |
for
more information*
*if no contacts are listed, they are available
on website(s)
provided
(add http:// to all URLs) |
| Healthy
Start |
Pre-K 3-4 yrs |
change nutrition patterns
in preschool centers and evaluate effect of intervention on
blood cholesterol and fat intake |
www.healthy-start.com |
Animal
Trackers
Pre-SchoolTAKE 10!® Intervention |
Pre-K 3-5 yrs |
increase amount
of structured PA
enhance/encourage gross motor development
provide easy-to-implement PA program integrated with preschool
content areas |
www.take10.net/whatistake10.asp
chp.ilsi.org |
| SPARK |
Pre-K, K-2, grades 3-6, 6-8, after
school 5-14 yrs, Lifelong Wellness |
improve extent to which PE/PA/nutrition
contributes to achieving US health objectives
provide teacher training to enhance PE/PA/nutrition in schools |
www.sparkpe.org |
| CATCH |
grades K-5, follow up in grades
6-8 |
reduce total fat, saturated fat,
and sodium of food served in school
increase to 40% the amount of PE class time spent in moderate
to vigorous PA
for individuals, reduce total cholesterol by 5mg/dl |
www.unc.edu/depts/chic
(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) |
| Pathways |
grades 3-5, American Indian |
implement a culturally appropriate
school-based intervention that promotes healthy eating and
to increase PA |
hsc.unm.edu/pathways
(University of New Mexico)*
Theresa Clay, Health Education Mgr
UNM/CHPDP/Pathways
2701 Frontier NE, Rm. 251
Albuquerque, NM
phone: 505-272-4462
email: tclay@salud.unm.edu
Sally Davis, Director/Principal Investigator
UNM/CHPDP/Pathways
2701 Frontier NE, Rm. 251
Albuquerque, NM
phone: 505-272-4462
email: smdavis@unm.edu
*ILSI table incorrectly listed contact information at University
of Minnesota
|
| OPPrA |
3-5 grades,
follow up in grade 6
|
social cognitive theory and self-monitoring
programs
TV turnoff period
classroom curriculum
changes in PE and lunches
|
Thomas Robinson, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics/Medicine
1000 Welch Rd. #100
Stanford, CA 94305-5757
e-mail: Tom.Robinson@Stanford.edu
phone: (650) 723-5331
|
| Eat Well & Keep Moving |
grades 4-5 |
increase FV intake
decrease total and saturated fat
increase moderate to vigorous PA
decrease TV watching |
product information –
www.humankinetics.com/products/show-product.cfm?isbn=0736030964
project information:
www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/EWKM.html |
| FIT KIDS |
ages 6-12, parents, caregivers |
implement lifestyle changes to
increase fitness/health
increase understanding and sensitivity to hunger, appetite
and fullness
understand relationship between fitness and body
increase self-esteem and develop a more positive body image |
www.choa.org/chda/fitkids_prog.shtml
(Children's Healthcare of Atlanta) |
| GEMS |
8-10 yr old African American females |
increase overall levels of PA
increase consumption of FV
decrease consumption of high-fat foods
family involvement encouraged through use of take-home activities
|
www.bsc.gwu.edu/bsc/studies/gems.html
(George Washington University) |
| Planet Health |
grades 6-7 |
obesity reduction as primary outcome
decrease TV viewing, increase FV intake, decrease fat intake,
increase PA |
product information – www.humankinetics.com/products/
showproduct.cfm?isbn=0736031057
project information –
www.hsph.harvard.edu/prc/projects.html
(Harvard Prevention Research Center)
|
| Teens Eating for Energy
and Nutrition at School (TEENS) |
grade 7 |
increase FV intake
reduce fat intake |
www.epi.umn.edu/cyhp/r_teens2.htm
(University of Minnesota)
product information –
could not find curriculum on site noted in ILSI table and URL
of source was outdated; change:http://www.learningzoneexpress.com
to learningzonexpress.com
phone number for product information – Learning Zone Express
1-800-455-7003
|
| Generation Fit |
11-18 yrs |
strengthen community action skills
(i.e. planning, advocacy, communications)
Participate in projects related to PA, healthy
eating |
www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_1_5x_
Generation_Fit.asp
(American
Cancer Society)
|
| Go Girls! |
adolescent African American females |
improve both diet and PA patterns
using a social cognitive framework |
(probably developed by PI
while at The Rollins School of Public Health in Atlanta,
but contact is now at address below.)
Ken Resnicow, PhD
University of Michigan
School of Public Health
1420 Washington Heights (SPH II) Rm 5009
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029
|
| New Moves |
high school females |
place less emphasis on a thin-oriented
society
females are encouraged to feel good about themselves by altering
their behavior to incorporate healthy eating and PA |
|
PACE+
(Patient-centered Assessment for Counseling and Exercise, plus
Nutrition) |
adolescents and adults |
provide interactive health communications
programs for primary care settings via the computer |
Judith Prochaska, MS
San Diego State University
6363 Alvarado Court, Suite 250
San Diego, CA 92120
e-mail: prochask@sunstroke.sdsu.edu
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