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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Public Health Nurs. 2015 Jan 21;32(5):421–429. doi: 10.1111/phn.12175

Table 1.

Description of Nutrition and Physical Activity in the Summer Study Intervention: Delivery Method, Dosing, Special Activities, and Participants’ Give-aways

Nutrition content Physical activity content
Delivery methods Classroom presentation, children’s trade books on nutrition topics Outdoor or indoor instruction on calisthenics, sports instruction for soccer, tee-ball, baseball, football, and basketball
Times/ week Twice-a-week nutrition content (45 minutes middle school; 30 minutes lower school) Twice a week physical activity instruction (45 minutes)
Daily recess (30 minutes)
Special activities Four hands-on food labs tasting new foods and preparing healthy recipes End-of-summer athletic competition field day, ribbons for achievement
Give a-ways Three books with nutrition content T-shirts with healthy eating and activity logos
One physical activity-themed book
Choice of hula-hoop, jump rope, or playground ball