March 2009
Animal Trackers
featured in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Journal of Nutrition Education
and
Behavior 2009 Jan-Feb;41(1):47-52.
Increasing
physical activity in preschool: a pilot study to evaluate animal
trackers. Williams CL, Carter BJ, Kibbe DL, Dennison D.
OBJECTIVE: This
report describes a pilot study to evaluate Animal Trackers (AT), a
preschool program designed to (1) increase structured physical
activity (PA) during the preschool day; (2) increase practice of
gross motor skills; (3) provide teachers with an easy-to-use PA
program regardless of teacher experience; and (4) implement a
teacher walking intervention.
DESIGN: Pilot
observational study in volunteer preschools.
SETTING: Nine
preschools in New Mexico.
PARTICIPANTS:
Two-hundred seventy 3- to 5-year-old children and 32 teachers.
INTERVENTION:
Daily 10-minute classroom activities for children. MAIN OUTCOME
MEASURE: Implementation and duration of AT activities, teacher
preparation time, and added weekly time spent in structured physical
activity.
ANALYSIS:
Process evaluation to track program implementation, and pre-post
measures to assess outcomes.
RESULTS: AT
activities were implemented 4.1 times per week (11.4
minutes/activity), with 7 minutes teacher preparation time. Overall,
AT added 47 minutes of structured PA per week for children.
CONCLUSIONS AND
IMPLICATIONS: The AT program increased structured PA time in
preschools. Teachers felt that AT was developmentally appropriate;
that children enjoyed the activities; and that the children's motor
skills improved. Results of the pilot study are encouraging, since
research suggests that even small increases in PA could help prevent
obesity.
April 2008
New York Road Runners
taps Healthy Start to create a nutrition component for their Mighty
Milers Program. Another great partnership to continue the fight
against obesity!
March 2007
Healthy Start partners
with national organizations to create effective programs to combat
childhood obesity. Healthy Start has worked with nationally
recognized names such as:
Campbell's Labels for Education
Campbell's
Labels for Education - Fitness & Nutrition Plans
Time for Kids
National
Head Start
After School All
Stars.
Call 631-549-0010 ext. 114
to see how we can work with your organization to deliver outstanding
materials and evidence based programs.
Coming Soon- Animal Trackers at Home-help your young child learn the
motor skills necessary for a lifetime of fitness.
Animal Trackers and
Healthy Start receive highest rating from the Cooper Institute
nationwide study!
The Children's
Healthy Bodies Initiative (CHBI) was launched by the Cooper
Institute, with funding from the Michael @ Susan Dell Foundation (www.msdf.org),
to identify those
programs with the greatest potential to reduce childhood obesity.
The study, which included close to 300 programs, gave the highest rating, GOLD, to our programs: Animal Trackers and
Healthy Start.
Animal Trackers is now our number one selling program both in the US
and abroad! Call to see how you can get started.
American Heart Association reports-Sharp rise in Preschool Obesity!
"The obesity
epidemic is reaching down to the playpen: More than 10 percent of
U.S. children ages 2 to 5 are overweight, the American Heart
Association reported Thursday.
That is up from 7
percent in 1994, according to the heart association's annual
statistical report on heart disease and stroke."
Click on link below
to read full article
Obesity is rising sharply among U.S. preschoolers | ajc.com
•
National Recognition
The Healthy Start Curriculum and our newest obesity
prevention program, Animal Trackers, have been
recognized
for their effectiveness in fighting and preventing obesity by the following
organizations:
• Certification Program
Now you can set your preschool apart from all the others. Become
a
Certified Healthy Start Center. Learn what you can do to earn
this prestigious award and focus on obesity prevention early! Call us at (631) 549-0010
• Corporate
Sponsorships
Healthy Start invites corporate sponsors to participate in reaching
student audiences and their families with health education messages
that are proven to be effective. Please call for further
information at 631-540-0010 ext 114. We look forward to speaking with you. |
