Given the preponderance of overweight and obesity in children and the evidence found during this review process, the development and delivery of a school-based overweight and obese prevention program was undertaken with the overarching goal of increasing children’s awareness of healthy lifestyles and potentially to impact their risk of later life overweight and obesity.
In order to create the most effective and successful intervention, I forged a relationship with another Arizona State University (ASU) organization, Camp Sparky. The goal of Camp Sparky is to expose fifth or sixth grade elementary students to college students and individuals with higher education to inspire young children to pursue advanced education in their future. Six times throughout each semester the Camp Sparky