Out of School Time Organizations

Nemours Health & Prevention Services (NHPS) is collaborating with a number of Delaware organizations to increase healthy eating and physical activity during out-of-school time, such as after school and summer programming. We support more than 100 afterschool sites throughout Delaware in creating environments that promote and reinforce the 5-2-1-Almost None healthy behaviors.

These sites are making a variety of changes, such as:

• Increasing healthy food and beverage choices through after school snacks, vending machines, celebrations and fundraisers
• Increasing offerings of fruits and vegetables through after school snacks
• Offering health education that builds children’s knowledge and skills for eating healthy and being active
• Decreasing the use of screen time in out of school programming
• Supporting the healthy behaviors of program staff, who act as role models for children and youth
• Increasing moderate to vigorous physical activity in afterschool programming

Our Work
NHPS provides collaborating Delaware organizations with resources and training to promote healthy eating and physical activity to children of all ages. To learn more about our programs, follow the links below or contact us for more information.

• 5-2-1-Almost None Backpack Training
• Best Practices for Healthy Eating: A Guide to Help Children Grow up Healthy
• Online Out of School Time Resources
• Best and Promising Practices for Out of School Time