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HPRB Obesity-Related School Environment Policy Initiative
This initiative was developed to address the childhood obesity epidemic by using policy-based approaches that regulate the school environment. NCI developed a school nutrition-environment state Policy classification system (SNESPCS) and a physical education-related state policy classification system (PERSPCS) to monitor legislative and regulatory state policies that as it relates to the school environment. This includes a database of coded statutory and regulatory data files of policies related to youth obesity. The database can help researchers, public health practitioners, and policy makers by providing the framework to evaluate the impact of policies on the school environment and individual behavioral outcomes. Also, the database can provide a valuable tool to help states monitor change over time as it relates to these policy areas. It is anticipated that identifying and analyzing physical education- and nutrition-related statutes and regulations can lead to the discovery of innovative strategies to decrease the current childhood obesity epidemic. The overall goal of this initiative is to develop a PA focused on obesity related policies in the schools so that researchers can identify ways to decrease childhood obesity. http://dccps.nci.nih.gov/hprb/data_systems.html
Meetings & Workshops
Developing Ratings Criteria to Evaluate State and Local Policies Related to Youth Obesity
Meeting date: February 9, 2005
HPRB has a contract with The MayaTech firm to develop a coding and rating system for youth obesity policies. The purpose of this meeting was to provide scientific expertise to the development of the rating scales that will be used to evaluate the policies at the State and Local levels.
Reports & Publications:
Atienza, A. A., Yaroch, A. L., Mâsse, L. C., Moser, R., Hesse, B., & King, A. C. (2006). Identifying Sedentary Subgroups: The NCI Health Information National Trends Survey. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 31 (5), 383–390
Resources & Contact Information
Contact:
Tanya Agurs-Collins, PhD, RD
collinsta@mail.nih.gov
Frank M. Perna, EdD, PhD
pernafm@mail.nih.gov
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