Step-By-Step Guide
Changing Lives, Saving Lives,
A Step-by-Step Guide to Developing Exemplary Practices in Healthy Eating, Physical Activity and Food Security in Afterschool Programs is designed to help program directors, leadership team members, site directors and your partners–in an intentional and systematic way–strengthen your afterschool program to help students develop healthy lifestyle habits. The six practices have been vetted with expert stakeholders and afterschool practitioners,
and implemented at an exemplary level by twenty-one afterschool programs across the state.
Each chapter defines and explains a particular practice and offers concrete examples of how the Healthy Behaviors afterschool programs we’ve worked with have developed and strengthened their approaches, overcome obstacles and achieved their goals. Indicators at the end of each chapter will help you establish baselines and identify what you want to address. Programs are encouraged to focus on one or two high priority areas at a time and then assess progress at three- and six-month intervals.
Complete Guide (3 MB PDF)
Practice 1 Overview & Indicators: Approach Your Work with Vision, Purpose and Intentionality
Practice 2 Overview & Indicators: Integrate Nutrition and Physical Activity Approaches with Youth Development Principles
Practice 3 Overview & Indicators: Offer Exciting, Engaging and Meaningful Learning Experiences and Environments
Practice 4 Overview & Indicators: Commit to Partnering with Families, Schools and Your Community
Practice 5 Overview & Indicators: Strengthen Food Security
Practice 6 Overview & Indicators: Secure Adequate and Sustainable Funding
Each chapter defines and explains a particular practice and offers concrete examples of how the Healthy Behaviors afterschool programs we’ve worked with have developed and strengthened their approaches, overcome obstacles and achieved their goals. Indicators at the end of each chapter will help you establish baselines and identify what you want to address. Programs are encouraged to focus on one or two high priority areas at a time and then assess progress at three- and six-month intervals.
Complete Guide (3 MB PDF)
Practice 1 Overview & Indicators: Approach Your Work with Vision, Purpose and Intentionality
Practice 2 Overview & Indicators: Integrate Nutrition and Physical Activity Approaches with Youth Development Principles
Practice 3 Overview & Indicators: Offer Exciting, Engaging and Meaningful Learning Experiences and Environments
Practice 4 Overview & Indicators: Commit to Partnering with Families, Schools and Your Community
Practice 5 Overview & Indicators: Strengthen Food Security
Practice 6 Overview & Indicators: Secure Adequate and Sustainable Funding
