Student Service
An apple a day may keep diabetes away
Sac State nursing students gave children at risk for diabetes a fun lesson in how to eat right and stay fit this summer. “Project: Healthy Kids,” a series of free day camps in Sacramento's Oak Park and Del Paso Heights neighborhoods and in the town of Galt offered learning activities, games and fitness classes promoting healthy lifestyles.
The five-day camps for five- to 10-year-olds were designed to make kids aware of healthy eating habits, which they may not learn about otherwise. The program involved 60 nursing students who created the curriculum, wrote proposals to fund the project, produced marketing strategies and worked at the camps. The nursing students are now conducting follow-up research with program participants to evaluate the program's effectiveness.
The program is a partnership of the Sacramento State Division of Nursing, Health Net of California, and the Community Resources Project WIC (Women, Infants, Children).
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