Table 1 Overview of activities in the water campaign and regular health promotion programme
Activities | Aimed at | Water campaign | Regular programme |
|---|---|---|---|
Three physical education lessons per week by professional physical education teacher | Children | â–¡ | â–¡ |
School sport clubs | Children | â–¡ | â–¡ |
Education in choosing healthy food and sports | Children & parents | â–¡ | â–¡ |
School dietician | Children & parents | â–¡ | â–¡ |
Annual height and weight measurements (for BMI tracking) and fittest | Children & parents | â–¡ | â–¡ |
Additional non-compulsory play and sports activities outside school hours | Children | â–¡ | â–¡ |
Special event: water campaign kick-off ‘Drinking water is fun!’ | Children & parents | □ |  |
Use of promotional material: posters ‘Water is the best thing I can give to my child!’ | Children & parents | □ |  |
Activity | Children & parents | â–¡ | Â |
For children: Pimp up your water bottle | Â | â–¡ | Â |
For parents: Pimp up your water jug | Â | â–¡ | Â |
Provision of free water bottles by community organizations during summer activities | Children | â–¡ | Â |
Provision of free water at school throughout the day | Children | â–¡ | Â |
Taking a water break during physical education lessons; parents responsible for giving the child his/her water bottle to school | Children & parents | â–¡ | Â |
Water theme week, including activities | Children & parents | â–¡ | Â |
For children: special educational water lessons, fun games such as happy families, board and card games involving water consumption, and a special water show provided by children’s role models |  |  |  |
For parents: storytelling about promoting water consumption, different fun games involving water consumption and other aspects of water, including a water magazine for mothers; and promotion by water ambassadors | Â | Â | Â |