Table 2 H2GO! intervention content
Session | Health component | Narrative component |
|---|---|---|
1 | Topic: Water is Good for You! Objectives  • Encourage youth to drink water during the session  • Discuss benefits of drinking water  • Discuss dehydration and over-hydration  • Set individual water intake goals  • Instruct youth how to keep track of water intake | Topic: Print Narratives to Promote Water Intake Objectives  • Encourage youth to recall information learned about water in the previous health session  • Guide youth in creating messages (tailored for their parents/caregivers) on drinking water through print narratives (e.g., PSAs, comics) |
2 | Topic: Re-think Your Drink Objectives  • Help youth identify non-sweetened alternative beverages to SSBs  • Conduct a group taste test of alternative beverage options  • Encourage youth to try different beverage options  • Discuss as a group experiences, reactions, and preferences from the taste test | Topic: Print Narratives to Encourage Sampling Different Types of Water Objectives  • Encourage youth to recall information and experiences in the previous health session about the different types of water they tasted  • Guide youth in creating messages (tailored for their parents/caregivers) on trying different types of water through print narratives (e.g., PSAs, comics) |
3 | Topic: Find the Facts Objectives  • Instruct youth on nutrition labels  • Guide youth on experiments with measuring serving size and sugar in a variety of SSBs  • Help youth identify SSBs and non-SSBs | Topic: Print Narratives to Explain Beverage Nutrition Labels Objectives  • Encourage youth to recall information about nutrition labels, serving sizes, and amount of sugar in SSBs in the previous health session  • Guide youth in creating messages (tailored for their parents/caregivers) on reading nutrition labels, serving sizes, and amount of sugar in SSBs through print narratives (e.g., print PSAs, comics) |
4 | Topic: Explore the Corner Store Objectives  • Identify different types of SSBs in a local corner or grocery store by reading labels  • Distinguish between SSBs and non-SSBs in a convenience store by reading labels  • Go into a store and not purchase SSBs | Topic: Audio Narratives to Explain Different Types of SSBs Objectives  • Encourage youth to recall information about different types of SSBs discussed in the previous health session  • Guide youth in creating messages (tailored for their parents/caregivers) on the different types of SSBs through audio narratives (e.g., short stories, word skits, raps, songs) |
5 | Topic: Water, water, everywhere Objectives  • Identify opportunities to drink water in various settings  • Explain ways to get water in various settings | Topic: Video Narratives to Overcome Barriers to Drinking Water Objectives  • Encourage youth to recall information learned about barriers and facilitators to drinking water in the previous health session  • Guide youth in creating messages for (tailored for their parents/caregivers) on overcoming barriers to drinking water through group-based video narratives (e.g., script development for skits; rehearsal for filming) |
6 | Topic: Triggers for SSBs Objectives  • Identify triggers for SSBs  • Brainstorm ways to avoid SSBs | Topic: Video Narratives to Overcome Barriers to Drinking Water and Manage SSB Triggers Objectives  • Encourage youth to recall information learned in health sessions 5 and 6  • Guide youth in creating messages (tailored for their parents/caregivers) on managing SSBs triggers through group-based video narratives (e.g., revise skit scripts as needed; film group skits) |
7 | Topic: Boys and Girls Club Open House Objectives  • Celebrate youth program completion through distribution of certificates and prizes  • Strategically display print narratives throughout the club (e.g., by water fountains, vending machines)  • Play video and audio narratives created through Club announcement system  • Host a free taste test of flavored water for all Boys and Girls Club members | |