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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
State Physical Education and Recess and School Nutrition Environment Policy Classification Systems and Data
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), working with expert consultants including staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and through contracts with The MayaTech Corporation, developed two systems for classifying state level physical education and recess and school nutrition environment-related policies. Policies are defined to include both statutory and administrative laws. An initial baseline coding of relevant state policies was conducted for laws in effect as of December 31, 2003. Efforts currently are underway to extend these data through 2007.
Tracking and Evaluating Physical Activity Legislative Policies
Project duration: September 2003 to May 2005
Contract withThe MayaTech Corporation
The purpose of this project was to develop a framework for evaluating the impact of physical activity legislative policies. Specifically, this project will develop a coding system for tracking policies related to urban planning, transportation, physical education, and physical activity promotion.
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