Providing Healthy Food Access and Physical Activity Opportunities at Boy Scouts of America Summer Camp

A Collaborative Approach to Providing Healthy Food Access and Sustainable Physical Activity Opportunities at Boy Scouts of America Summer Camp

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03325530

Enrollment

1158

Registered

2017-10-30

Start date

2016-06-01

Completion date

2016-12-30

Last updated

2017-10-30

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Conditions

Childhood Obesity

Keywords

Adolescent, Nutrition, Physical Activity

Brief summary

To measure impact of improved healthy food access and physical activity opportunities at summer Boy Scout camp, a four-week intervention to address nutrition and physical activity with youth (n=911) and adults (n=247) was conducted at Bashore Scout Reservation in Jonestown, Pennsylvania between June and July of 2016. Intervention components included dining hall menu modifications, healthy messaging, introduction of nutritious snacks available for purchase, and a physical activity challenge. Menu modifications resulted in improved satisfaction scores related to portion sizes (+28%) and variety (+14%), decreased plate waste, and consistent food costs. Introduction of nutritious snacks at Trading Post resulted in increased satisfaction (+13%) and increased sales per person (+20%). Physical activity increased (+22%) as a result of a step competition between troops. Small changes towards a healthier camp were widely accepted and successful, indicating potential for translation to other camps within the organization.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALFocus Group with Participants

Focus groups with leaders (18+) to investigate tolerance to healthy initiatives

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

1. Age: ≥18 years 2. Sex: Male or female 3. Fluent in written and spoken English 4. Boy Scout staff, troop leader or parent of Boy Scout camper

Exclusion criteria

1. Not Fluent in written and spoken English 2. Non Boy Scout stafftroop leader or not a parent of a Boy Scout camper 3. Decisional impairment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Efficacy of intervention as assessed through focus groups and evaluation surveys	June 2016- August 2016	Feedback from troop leaders informed researchers concerning how scouts felt about and how receptive scouts are to healthy initiatives.

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026