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. 2014 Aug 20;2014:370403. doi: 10.1155/2014/370403

Table 1.

Roles and responsibilities of each staff member involved in FitKids360.

Title Role and responsibilities
Program director This is generally a pediatrician or health care provider (e.g., physician assistant). Select and train all staff, arrange parent orientation, deliver orientation lecture, arrange class location, purchase incentive prizes and weekly equipment for children, review all child applications for appropriateness, arrange necessary technology for each class, prepare all handouts and slides needed weekly, plan weekly schedule of speakers and activities, confirm speakers' schedules and class time and location weekly, review data collection each week, arrange one-month, six-month, and one-year follow-ups, obtain children's measurements at follow-up, administer follow-up parent and children's surveys and final evaluations, transmit all data to research team, and coordinate data analysis.

Administrator Prepare all forms (patient sign-up, physician referral/approval, informational flyer, and child and parent sign-in sheets), track points, fill out nametags, greet families, transport prizes and supplies, make weekly reminder phone calls, and make follow-up calls for missed classes.

Registered dietitian On a weekly basis, prepare and deliver lectures, plan and run nutrition activities, purchase and prepare snacks, arrange grocery store tour, and run a cooking demonstration.

Behavioral health provider This individual could be a developmental/behavioral pediatrician, pediatric psychologist, or medical social worker.
Prepare and deliver orientation lecture, perform a motivational assessment of the parents, prepare and deliver weekly behavioral lecture and activities, and purchase supplies for weekly behavior activities as needed.

Exercise specialist This individual could be physical therapist or recreational therapist or someone with a B.S. degree in exercise science or related field. Deliver weekly lectures regarding physical activity and screen time (sedentary behavior) and help plan weekly physical activities.

Personal trainer/fitness instructor This individual could also be the exercise specialist. Plan and run weekly physical activities and oversee content of physical activities, including music, level of exertion, age-appropriateness, and appropriate teaching style for working with overweight children and adults.

Volunteers Help with set-up, help prepare snacks and water, participate in physical activities and other group activities, collect paperwork, and socialize with kids and parents.

Data collectors Measure orientation and administer surveys to parents and youth, train kids and parents to use pedometers and record their data, measure kids at final class and administer surveys to parents and kids again, and analyze all data at end of program.