Garrett County Health Department Partners After School @ Accident

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Partners After School @ Accident began serving Accident Elementary School students in Garrett County, Maryland in 2002. Though funding sources and program goals have changed throughout its history, PAS @ Accident has consistently offered snack, homework assistance, health education, enrichment activities, and fieldtrip experiences- all free of charge.
The mission of PAS @ Accident for Fiscal Year 2019 is to improve the health of participants by offering healthy snacks and a minimum of 40 minutes of physical activity each day, as well as weekly health and fitness lessons.
The program currently accepts all Accident area students in second through fifth grade.
Program Director: Venessa Stacy / [email protected] / 301-334-7730
Background art by Avabella Perfetti.

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Health Improvement Strategy

Garrett County Health Department Partners After School @ Accident

https://mygarrettcounty.com/groups/garrett-county-health-department-partners-after-school-accident/

Goal:

Improve the health of after school participants.

Strategy Description:

Partners After School @ Accident will: Provide a healthy snack daily. Provide a minimum of 40 minutes of physical activity daily. Offer a fitness and nutrition lesson weekly. Offer two parent training sessions related to PAS @ Accident strategies.

Level of Change:

Programs

Primary Focus Area:

Chronic Diseases and their common risk factors: lack of physical activity, poor nutrition, and tobacco use

Data Category Tag:

GCHD Health Education and Outreach

Strategic Planning Alignment:

Estimated Implementation Date:

2018-10-15

Estimated Completion Date:

2019-05-30

Estimated Ease of Implementation:

Moderate

Estimated Cost of Implementation:

Moderate

Potential Community Benefit:

Moderate

Health Equity:

Research:

https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/index.html

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