District wellness policies and school-level practices in Minnesota, USA.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9808463 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1475-2727 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 13689800 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Public Health Nutr Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: <2007- > : Oxford : Cambridge University Press
      Original Publication: Wallingford, Oxon, UK : Published on behalf of the Nutrition Society by CAB International, c1998-
    • Subject Terms:
      Health Promotion*; Food Services/*standards ; Health Policy/*legislation & jurisprudence ; Nutrition Policy/*legislation & jurisprudence ; Schools/*standards; Adolescent ; Beverages ; Child ; Drinking Water ; Fruit ; Health Behavior ; Health Education ; Humans ; Minnesota ; Motor Activity ; Obesity/prevention & control ; School Health Services/standards ; Snacks ; Students ; Vegetables
    • Abstract:
      Objective: To compare the strength of district wellness policies with corresponding school-level practices reported by principals and teachers.
      Design: District-level wellness policy data were collected from school district websites and, if not available online, by requests made to district administrators in the autumn of 2013. The strength of district policies was scored using the Wellness School Assessment Tool. School-level data were drawn from the 2012 Minnesota School Health Profiles principal and teacher surveys and the National Center for Education Statistics Common Core Data. Generalized estimating equations which accounted for school-level demographics and the nesting of up to two schools within some districts were used to examine ten district policy items and fourteen school-level practices of relevance to nutrition standards, nutrition education and wellness promotion, and physical activity promotion.
      Setting: State-wide sample of 180 districts and 212 public schools in Minnesota, USA.
      Results: The mean number of energy-dense, nutrient-poor snack foods and beverages available for students to purchase at school was inversely related to the strength of district wellness policies regulating vending machines and school stores (P=0·01). The proportion of schools having a joint use agreement for shared use of physical activity facilities was inversely related to the strength of district policies addressing community use of school facilities (P=0·03). No associations were found between the strength of other district policies and school-level practices.
      Conclusions: Nutrition educators and other health professionals should assist schools in periodically assessing their wellness practices to ensure compliance with district wellness policies and environments supportive of healthy behaviours.
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    • Grant Information:
      R01 HD070738 United States HD NICHD NIH HHS; UL1 TR000114 United States TR NCATS NIH HHS; 5R01HD070738 United States HD NICHD NIH HHS; UL1TR000114 United States TR NCATS NIH HHS
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Competitive foods; District wellness policies; Nutrition education; Physical activity; Secondary schools
    • Accession Number:
      0 (Drinking Water)
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20150521 Date Completed: 20161020 Latest Revision: 20230617
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      PMC4654694
    • Accession Number:
      10.1017/S1368980015001500
    • Accession Number:
      25990324