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Extracurricular activities for physical activity
Provide chances for kids and adolescents to be active and play sports at various skill levels via structured or unstructured after and before school athletic activities
Extracurricular activities for social engagement
Support organized social, art, or physical activities for school-aged youth outside of the school time
Faith community nursing
Position registered nurses within a parish or similar faith community, or in a health care system to serve as a liaison to congregations; also called parish nursing or congregational nursing
Families and Schools Together
Convene small groups of families for facilitated weekly meetings that include a family meal, structured activities, parent support time, and parent-child play therapy
Family and Social Support Measurement Strategies
Studies in recent years have measured support by type, provider, and timing. Types of support, including companionship, emotional, tangible, and informational, can be categorized...
Family treatment drug courts
Use specialized courts to work with parents involved in the child welfare system who may lose custody of their children due to substance use; also called family treatment courts, family dependency treatment courts, or family drug courts
Family-based physical activity interventions
Increase family members’ support for physical activity, often via educational sessions on health, goal-setting, problem-solving, or family behavioral management
Farm to school programs
Incorporate locally grown foods into school meals and snacks, often with visits from food producers, cooking classes, nutrition and waste reduction efforts, and school gardens