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Table 1 SHAPES logic model

From: Study of Health and Activity in Preschool Environments (SHAPES): Study protocol for a randomized trial evaluating a multi-component physical activity intervention in preschool children

     Inputs

 

       Outputs

 

    Outcomes

What we invest and

Who is reached and

Changes made by “change

Organizational changes

Individual behavior

what we do

expected effects

agents” (intervention

in preschool setting

change (activity-related

  

implementation)

 

behaviors)

SHAPES intervention staff provide training, ongoing assistance, and small amounts of funding (for small equipment and supplies) to…

Preschool teachers and assistant teachers in 4K classrooms who will carry out the SHAPES intervention by…

Providing physical education/indoor physical activity for at least 10 minutes per day (“move inside”); recess for two sessions of at least 20 minutes per day, with at least one five-minute structured opportunity (“move outside”); daily lessons with at least two, five-minute sessions per day (“move to learn”); and a supportive social environment, which will result in….

An improved preschool instructional and social environment that promotes and supports increased PA and decreased sedentary behavior in children, which will result in…

Increased moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and energy expenditure, and reduced sedentary time in preschool-aged children and

Maintenance or improvement of body mass index