Materials for Child Care, After School Programs, Day Camps, and Parents

HPRC provides program guidelines and other materials that help after school programs, child care providers, and day camp programs create healthy environments for children. Our guidelines for good nutrition and physical activity are in use in a study led by YMCA of the USA in over 40 YMCA sites serving 2,500 children across the country. Partnerships with the Massachusetts Office for Child Care Services and the Department of Education have resulted in regulatory changes and provider training models to improve physical activity and nutrition in state-licensed after schools and early child care sites.

Co-Principal Investigators: Jean Wiecha, PhD and Steven Gortmaker, PhD
Funder: Pritzker foundations, YMCA of USA, Paul and Mary Finnegan