Back to Annual Meeting Page		American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA

Abstract #115256

Sarah Samuels, Dr PH¹, Maria Boyle, MS, RD², Lisa Craypo, MPH², Sarah Stone-Francisco, MPH², Marnie Puciel², and Liz Schwarte, MPH². (1) Samuels and Asociates, 663 13th Street, Oakland, CA 94612, (2) Samuels & Associates, 663 13th Street, 3rd Floor, Oakland, CA 94612, 510-271-6799, liz@samuelsandassociates.com

As school districts across the country adopt policies aimed at preventing childhood obesity, there is a growing need for evidence-based models for effective nutrition and physical activity policies. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation along with The California Endowment sponsored a meeting on the evaluation of school food and physical activity policies in order to inform and stimulate the development of evidence-based approaches. A group of nationally recognized researchers, public officials, public health practitioners, and policymakers explored the best methods for evaluating the impact of school nutrition and physical activity policies on the school environment, student food consumption, physical activity patterns, and obesity rates. This presentation will describe the evaluation framework that emerged from discussions amongst meeting participants, and will share the specific recommendations on: research objectives, outcome measurements, instruments, and methods of assessing the impact of school food and physical activity environmental change on students and the school community.

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