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Overview
Target Behavior: Breastfeeding, Healthy Eating, Physical Activity
Intervention Type: PSE Change
Intervention Reach and Adoption
Setting: Child care
Target Audience: Preschool (<5 years old)
Race/Ethnicity: All
Intervention Components
- Self-assessment
- Goal setting
- Trainings
- Resources
- Targeted technical support from Healthy Apple coaches
- Healthy Apple Awards
- Gold
- Silver
- Bronze
These intervention components provide child care sites with the tools to assess their program’s nutrition and/or physical activity practices, receive support to make improvements, and be recognized for meeting best practices. The goal of the initiative is to empower and assist child care providers in promoting and establishing lifelong healthy behaviors among young children and their families, ultimately aiming to reduce rates of childhood obesity.
Intervention Materials
- Nutrition Self-Assessment
- Physical Activity Self-Assessment
- Online Healthy Apple Action Plan
Healthy Apple online tools are available in English, Spanish and Chinese: https://healthyapple.arewehealthy.com/preview.aspx
Additional resources can be found at healthyapple.arewehealthy.com/resources.aspx and include:
- Healthy Apple Interactive Guide and Physical Activity Toolkit
- NAP SACC Technical Assistance Manuals
- Policy Examples
- Breastfeeding Support Resources
- Staff and Family Handouts
- Screen Time Reduction Tools
- Additional Supporting Resources
Intervention Costs
Evidence Summary
Classification: Emerging
Evaluation Indicators
Readiness and Capacity – Short Term (ST) | Changes – Medium Term (MT) | Effectiveness and Maintenance – Long Term (LT) | Population Results (R) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Individual | ||||
Environmental Settings | ST5 | MT5, MT6 | LT5, LT6, LT7, LT8, LT9, LT10, LT11 | |
Sectors of Influence |
Evaluation Materials
Additional Information
Contact Person:
Raegan Sales
Healthy Apple Program Coordinator, Children’s Council of San Francisco
Phone: (415) 276-2900
Email: HealthyApple@childrenscouncil.org
*Updated as of August 4, 2023