Engaging Stakeholders From Volunteer-Led Out-of-School Time Programs in the Dissemination of Guiding Principles for Healthy Snacking and Physical Activity

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Folta, Sara C. ; Koomas, Alyssa ; Metayer, Nesly ; Fullerton, Karen J. ; Hubbard, Kristie L. ; Anzman-Frasca, Stephanie ; Hofer, Teresa ; Nelson, Miriam ; Newman, Molly ; Sacheck, Jennifer ; Economos, Christina
• Description:
  Background
  
  Little effort has focused on the role of volunteer-led out-of-school time (OST) programs (ie, enrichment and sports programs) as key environments for the promotion of healthy eating and physical activity habits among school-aged children. The Healthy Kids Out of School (HKOS) initiative developed evidence-based, practical guiding principles for healthy snacks, beverages, and physical activity. The goal of this case study was to describe the methods used to engage regional partners to understand how successful implementation and dissemination of these principles could be accomplished.
  
  Community Context
  
  HKOS partnered with volunteer-led programs from 5 OST organizations in Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire to create a regional “learning laboratory.”
  
  Methods
  
  We engaged partners in phases. In the first phase, we conducted focus groups with local volunteer program leaders; during the second phase, we held roundtable meetings with regional and state program administrators; and in the final phase, we conducted additional outreach to refine and finalize implementation strategies.
  
  Outcomes
  
  Implementation strategies were developed based on themes and information that emerged. For enrichment programs, strategies included new patch and pin programs that were consistent with the organizations’ infrastructure and usual practices. For sports programs, the main strategy was integration with online trainings for coaches.
  
  Interpretation
  
  Through the engagement process, we learned that dissemination of the guiding principles in these large and complex OST organizations was best accomplished by using implementation strategies that were customized, integrated, and aligned with goals and usual practices. The lessons learned can benefit future efforts to prevent obesity in complex environments.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Community Case Study
• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 12.
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd12.150270
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  26704443
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4692475
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  12
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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