Measuring the Implementation of a School Wellness Policy

Autor/inn/en	Snelling, Anastasia; Belson, Sarah Irvine; Watts, Erin; Malloy, Elizabeth; Van Dyke, Hugo; George, Stephanie; Schlicker, Sandra; Katz, Nancy Brenowitz
Titel	Measuring the Implementation of a School Wellness Policy
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 87 (2017) 10, S.760-768 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Snelling, Anastasia)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.12548
Schlagwörter	Program Implementation; Fidelity; Health Promotion; Health Programs; School Policy; State Legislation; Self Disclosure (Individuals); Compliance (Legal); Nutrition; Statistical Significance; Educational Resources; Charter Schools; Public Schools; Comparative Analysis; Health Related Fitness; Elementary Schools; Middle Schools; District of Columbia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Schulpolitik; Landesrecht; Ernährung; Bildungsmittel; Charter school; Charter-Schule; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Gesundheitssport; Gesundheitstraining; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule
Abstract	Background: With the rise in childhood obesity, school policies related to nutrition and physical activity have been written and implemented. In this paper, we present a model to evaluate the degree to which state legislation for school health policies are implemented at the school level. Methods: Using Washington, DC's Healthy Schools Act (HSA) and a self-report measure of the implementation of the HSA, we illustrate the process of developing a composite score that can be used to measure compliance with the provisions of the law. Results: We calculated elementary and middle school composite scores based on the provisions within the HSA. Schools have been successful in implementing nutrition provisions; however, more resources are needed for schools to achieve the minutes of health and physical education. We found statistically significant differences between public charter and traditional public schools on the implementation of the provisions of the HSA. Conclusions: Understanding how schools are complying with school wellness policies is a next step to determining where additional resources or support are needed in order to support school-wide adoption of healthy policies. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01