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. 2019 Jun 6;19:698. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6947-2

Table 2.

HP elements in the four schools

School 1 School 2 School 3 School 4
School routine

Prior to HPSF:

•Lunch break time: 45 min

•Children bring their own packed lunch.

Implemented in Y1:

vProvided healthy lunch and mid-morning snack

•Structured PA and cultural sessions during lunch break

•Increased lunch break time to 105 min.

Prior to HPSF:

•Lunch break time: 30 min

•Children bring their own packed lunch.

Implemented in Y1:

vProvided healthy lunch and mid-morning snack

•Structured PA and cultural sessions during lunch break

vIncreased lunch break time to 95 min.

Prior to HPSF:

•Lunch break time 45 min

•Children bring their own packed lunch.

Implemented in Y1:

•Structured PA and cultural sessions during lunch break.

Prior to HPSF:

•Lunch break time: 1 h

•Children bring their own packed lunch or go home for lunch.

Implemented in Y1:

•Structured PA and cultural sessions during lunch break

Policy

Prior to HPSF:

vLimited to no HP policy.

Implemented in Y1:

•Birthday treat policy

vWater policy

Prior to HPSF:

•Limited to no HP policy.

Implemented in Y1:

•Water policy

Implemented in Y2:

vBirthday treat policy

Prior to HPSF:

•Birthday treat policy

•Water policy

Prior to HPSF:

vLimited to no HP policy.

Education

Prior to HPSF:

•Limited to no HP education.

•PE classes once a week.

Implemented in Y2:

•Educational lunch

Prior to HPSF:

•Limited to no HP education.

•PE classes once a week.

Implemented in Y1:

•Educational lunch

Development phase:

•Educational programme on healthy lifestyle.

Prior to HPSF:

vHealthy lifestyle education programmes.

•PE classes twice a week.

Prior to HPSF:

•Limited to no HP education.

•PE classes once a week.

Environ-ment

Prior to HPSF:

•Once a week fruit from local supermarket.

Implemented in Y1:

•Providing water bottles.

Implemented in Y2:

•Vegetable garden in neighbourhood.

Prior to HPSF:

-

Implemented in Y1:

•Providing water bottles.

Developmental phase:

vVegetable garden

Prior to HPSF:

•Active Living: PA-friendly schoolyard.

•JOGG: providing water bottles.

•RiskCare: offered health-promoting programmes for parents and children and supported the healthy lifestyle education programme.

Implemented in Y2:

•Vegetables in the schoolyard.

Prior to HPSF:

•EU-school-fruit: Offered fruit twice a week.

Abbreviations: HP = Health Promoting; HPSF = Healthy Primary School of the Future; PA = Physical Activity; PE = Physical Education; Y1 = Year 1 of implementation (academic year 2015/16); Y2 = Year 2 of implementation (2016/17)