Evaluating the West Virginia Healthy Lifestyles Act: Methods and Procedures
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Background: The West Virginia Healthy Lifestyles Act contained 5 school-based mandates intended to reduce childhood obesity. These addressed the sale of healthy beverages, physical education time, fitness assessment, health education and assessment, and Body Mass Index measurement. This article describes the processes and methods used to evaluate efforts to implement the legislation. Methods: University researchers and state public health and education staff formed the collaborative evaluation team. To assess perceptions and practices, surveys were completed with school personnel (53 superintendents, 586 principals, 398 physical education teachers, 214 nurses) and telephone interviews were conducted with a multistage, stratified sample of 1500 parents and 420 students statewide. Healthcare providers (N = 122) were surveyed regarding current child weight practices and interactions with families. Statewide data reflecting fitness, physical education plans, local wellness policies, and health knowledge were included in the evaluation. Results: The evaluation was facilitated by state officials and agencies, resulting in good access to survey groups and high survey response rates for school personnel (57% to 95% response rates); a substantially lower response rate was obtained for healthcare providers (22%). Conclusions: Collaborative design and implementation was a key factor in the successful conduct of this obesity policy evaluation.
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- Authors
- Harris, C. V., Bradlyn, A. S., Tompkins, N. O., Purkey, M. B., Kennedy, K. A., & Kelley, G. A.
- Affiliations
- West Virginia University (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Physical Activity and Health
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics
- Published
- 2010-01
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- s1
- Pages
- S31-S39
- ISSN
- 1543-3080 (ISSN-L)
- 1543-5474
- OpenAlex
- W2112224830
- Cited by
- 13
- References
- 13
- Citations by year
- 2020: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 1.59
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Physical Activity and Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › School Health and Nursing Education
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Keywords
- childhood obesity prevention, school wellness policies, physical education, physical fitness assessment, health education, body mass index measurement, collaborative assessment, school staff perceptions, healthcare provider practices, survey response rates
- MeSH terms
- Cooperative Behavior, Data Collection, Health Policy, Health Promotion, Humans, Life Style, Motor Activity, Obesity, Physical Fitness, Public Health, West Virginia, Program Evaluation, Health Behavior, Body Mass Index, Social Marketing
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