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Table 1 CAL-GIRLS INTERVENTION PROGRAM (Selective Version)

From: Increasing weight-bearing physical activity and calcium-rich foods to promote bone mass gains among 9–11 year old girls: outcomes of the Cal-Girls study

INTERVENTION COMPONENT

5th GRADE

6th GRADE

TROOP MEETINGS (behavioral curriculum)

Calcium Matching Game

Bone Bead Bracelets

CAL-Girls Club Radio Show

Bone Builder Breaks

CAL-Girls Web Site

Grocery Store Scavenger Hunt

Calcium-rich Food Sculptures

Jump Rope w/U of M Staff

Bone-opoly Game

Creating Calci"yum" Cereal Treats

CAL-Girls Time Capsules

"Got Milk?" Mustaches & Photos

CAL-Girls Parent Party

Digiwalkers

CAL-Girls Web Site

CAL-Girls Smoothies

CAL-Girls Makin' Movies & Filming at MTN Studio

Decorate CAL-Girls T-shirts

Fruit & yogurt parfaits/sundaes

CAL-Girls on the Grow! Game

CAL-Girls Are Great! Booklets

Aerobic Step-building Workshop

YWCA/YMCA Step-Aerobics Class

Calcium-rich Party dips & snacks

Step Right Up! Parent Party

CAL-Girls HOME ACTIVITIES

Under Our Roof Activities

• Find 5 calcium-rich foods in your house. Place a CAL-Girls sticker on each item.

• Explore the CAL-Girls Web Site and post a message to Calcy the Cow.

• Spend at least 20 minutes each week for two weeks doing Bone Builder Activities with your family.

• Create three calcium-rich meals with your family.

CAL-Girls Challenge Cards Examples: • Add your favorite kind of cheese to a snack, soup or main dish.

Ask an adult what calcium-rich foods they ate today

Visit a fitness trail. Spend 20 minutes doing Bone Builder physical activities.

Ask adults in your family to come up with FIVE reasons why it's important to eat Bone Builder Foods.

CAL-Girls WEB SITE

Calcium News

Bone Building Activities

Web Site Fun

Virtual Grocery Store

All About Cheese!

The Cow Connection

In Your Community

Sing, Shake, Celebrate

Mostly Milk

Is It Over?

Welcome Back!

Big News on Bones

Spread the Word

Time for Bones!

The Miracle of MILK!

Bigger, Better & Stronger Bones!

Step Up for Strong Bones!

"Y" Strong Bones

What's Your Calcium Sign?

Bones Last a Lifetime!

CAL-Girls SUMMER CAMP*

COHORT ONE (2001)

COHORT TWO (2002)

 

Jump Rope

Recycling & The Environment

Ice Cream in a Bag

Farmer's Market

Creating Cereal Necklaces

Making Pizza

Homemade Fruit Leather or Yogurt Pancakes

Swimming

Camp Olympics

Jump Rope

Germs & Hand-washing

Food Group Bingo

Food Jeopardy

Milk, and Sugar in Soda Pop

Milk Crossword Puzzle

Ice cream in a Bag

Making Sun Pizzas

Swimming

Autograph Books

  1. *NOTE: The CAL-Girls Summer Camp was offered in the summer between 5 th and 6 th grade.