Table 1 Sample H2GO! intervention session topics and activities
From: Reducing sugary drink intake through youth empowerment: results from a pilot-site randomized study
BGC staff-led | Youth-led | |
|---|---|---|
Health Sessions | Narrative Sessions | Parent-child Activities |
1. Water is Good for You! (hydration demonstration) | 2. Develop print narratives to promote water intake | Teach parents information and skills learned through parallel weekly parent-child activities. |
3. Re-Think Your Drink (blinded taste tests of flavored water) | 4. Develop print narratives to encourage non-SSB alternatives | |
5. Find the Facts (label reading, SSB measuring activity) | 6. Develop print narratives to explain how to identify SSBs | Engage parents in critical dialogues on target behavioral messages through weekly sharing of narratives. |
7. Explore the Corner Store (scavenger hunt of SSBs and non SSBs) | 8. Develop audio narratives to explain how to identify SSBs | |
9. Water, Water, Everywhere (role play skits to find ways to drink water) | 10. Develop video narratives to find opportunities to drink water | Lead and participate in a culminating youth-led BGC community event featuring display of narratives and flavored water taste tests. |
11. SSB Triggers (role play skits to manage SSB triggers) | 12. Develop video narratives to manage SSB triggers | |