1.Building healthy
public polices
•The
nutritional intervention was designed mainly to improve nutritional knowledge
and was based on the nutritional program ‘‘It Fits Me’’ (‘‘Tafur Alay’’) of the
Israeli Ministry of Education.
2.Developing personal
skills
•Children were encouraged by the study staff to
increase their habitual afterschool
physical activity and to
reduce sedentary activities
Preschool teachers
also were given a CD
collection of children’s songs, written by a famous Israeli children’s song writer. All the songs were related to the topic of
nutrition and exercise.3.Creating supportive environments
• Parents and children
of the intervention groups only were invited for two ‘‘Healthy Day Festivals’’
that focused on the major themes of the program
4.Strengthening
community actions
•Nutrition
teaching session included topics that oriented participants to local popular
food based on vegetables, fruit and rich in calcium.
5.Reorient health
services
physical activity
sessions were coordinated by the preschool teacher or assistant, as
instructed during the seminars
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