Table 3.

Schedule of environmental campaigns to promote healthy eating and activity in the LA Health Primary Prevention Program

LA Health Environmental Campaigns
#	Months	Campaign	Description
1	Feb–Mar 2007	Food and Fun: An Introduction to Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity	The goals of this campaign are to provide an introduction to healthy nutrition and physical activity. The students will learn about proper portion sizes and reading nutrition labels. Indoor physical activity will be encouraged through the provision of equipment and activities.
2	Apr–May 2007	Live each day the rainbow way: Try a variety of fruits and vegetables and physical activity each day	The goals of this campaign are to increase fruit and vegetable intake, reduce TV watching and computer use, and learn about the benefits of physical activity. The students will learn how to make a rainbow on their plates by incorporating a variety of fruits and vegetables into every meal, and will also learn fun, safe, methods of activity to incorporate into their daily routine.
***Summer 2007- No campaigns***
3	Sept–Oct 2007	Energy Balance: Keep Your Weight in Check	The goal of this campaign is to increase students’ awareness of energy intake versus energy expenditure and weight gain. Students will identify and assess healthy and unhealthy habits.
4	Nov–Dec 2007	Health is the Reason to Get Moving and Cooking this Holiday Season	The goal of this nutrition campaign is to increase the students’ participation in the kitchen and to increase family cooking and fun and fitness during the holidays. Students will learn recipes and techniques for helping out in the kitchen and will be given information on how to increase their activity over the holidays.
5	Jan–Feb 2008	Dishing out the facts on physical fitness and dietary fat	This campaign will discuss the role of fat in the diet and differentiate between healthy and unhealthy fat. Additional goals are to learn about the differences between aerobic, resistance, and flexibility exercises, and their relationship to fitness. Students will be provided with examples of different kinds of exercise, and will learn about appropriate amounts of fat in the diet.
6	Mar–Apr 2008	Fast Food Slows You Down, Let’s Race Across America	The goals of this campaign are to decrease the frequency of fast food meals and increase the frequency of healthy meals at home, family self-monitoring, and goal setting The students will learn fast food nutritional facts, how to use the food guide pyramid, and recipes for fast, healthy meals at home. The students will also learn how to set physical activity goals by monitoring their activity. The students will learn to increase family self-monitoring and goal setting. This campaign entails a pedometer challenge where the students will be given pedometers and will learn how to monitor their activity.
7	May 2008	“Moove” and Eat to a Healthy Beat!	The goal of this campaign is to increase and/or maintain low-fat dairy consumption and increase consumption of whole grains, as well as the benefits of physical activity. The students will learn the importance of low-fat dairy in the diet, foods that should be incorporated into the diet and methods on how to incorporate those foods. Additional goals are to provide information on the physical and mental benefits of exercise, and how to prevent injuries.
***Summer 2008-No campaigns***
8	Sept–Oct 2008	Healthy and Cool: Water plus Activity is the Rule	The goals of this campaign are to increase water intake and increase lifestyle physical activity. The students will learn about the value of water in their diet and the negative aspects of consuming beverages with added sugars. They will also learn about lifestyle activity and ways to incorporate these into their daily lives.
9	Nov–Dec 2008	Be a SMART Star Wherever You Are…Supermarket, Restaurant, and PE!	The goals of this campaign are to increase the students’ knowledge of healthy choices to make in the supermarket and in a restaurant. The students will learn the nutritional value of food items, how to read food labels, and how to make wise, healthy decisions in these environments. Also this campaign will focus on goal setting for improved fitness. Students will be encouraged to utilize all components of fitness to develop a realistic plan for improving their fitness. The students will also be given access to various pieces of fitness related physical activity equipment.
10	Jan–Feb 09	How Sweet it is: The Truth about Sugar and Making Flexibility Fun	The goals of this campaign are to provide information on the harmful effects of over consumption of added sugars and to discuss the role of flexibility. This campaign will highlight the hidden sugars in food items and ways to reduce added sugar intake. The students will be provided with examples of different stretching exercises as it relates to safety and prevention of injuries.
11	Mar–Apr	Spice up your life with a variety of food and activity.	The goals of this campaign are to provide information on the importance of eating a variety of foods and physical activity intensity. Students will be provided with information on balancing their diet to include a variety of foods with an emphasis on incorporating whole grains. Also children will learn what activities qualify as moderate intensity and why engaging in moderate intensity activities is important.
12	May 09	Let's review! Tips to a healthier you.	This campaign will review energy balance.