Evaluating School District Wellness Policies—Methodological Challenges and Results American Evaluation Association Annual Meeting Denver, CO November 7,

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Evaluating School District Wellness Policies—Methodological Challenges and Results American Evaluation Association Annual Meeting Denver, CO November 7, 2008 Jamie F. Chriqui, Linda Schneider, Anna Sandoval, Sarah Hagin, Kristen Ide & Frank J. Chaloupka Bridging the Gap Project Health Policy Center University of Illinois at Chicago

Overview Review Federal wellness policy mandate Overview of the Bridging the Gap/Food & Fitness Study Component Describe policy collection methodology Describe coding methodology Review preliminary results Implications and next steps

Federal Wellness Policy Mandate (P.L ) Wellness policy required by 1 st day ‘06-’07 school year –If participating in Natl. School Lunch Program Required components: –Goals for nutrition education, physical activity, other school- based activities –Guidelines for all foods/sold served (i.e., competitive foods) –Assurance that reimbursable meal guidelines at least meet Federal regulations –Implementation plans –Involvement of key stakeholders in policy development

Bridging the Gap/Food & Fitness Study Overview Nationwide study of policy-practice relationships Components –State policies –LEA wellness and related policies –Surveys Primary school principals (UIC) Secondary school principals (University of Michigan, YES)

Wellness Policy Study Overview Nationally representative sample of LEAs –Approx. 579 LEAs/year Policies collected and coded for ‘06-’07 and ’07-’08 SY Coding scheme adapted from the HER grantee-developed wellness policy coding tool (Schwartz et al.)

Methodology: Sample Design Nationally-representative sample of public local education agencies (LEAs) –By grade level (ES/MS/HS) –N=579 districts District groups –N=380 district groups

Methodology: Data Collection Mixed-methods: 1.Internet searches 2.Telephone/ follow-up 3.Mailed letter with AASA endorsement

Methodology: Policies Collected Policies collected –Wellness policies and associated regulations –Other LEA policies embedded by reference –State, model, national “policies” embedded by reference E.g., State school board association models, AFHK, CSPI, NANA

Methodology: Coding Constructs Construct # of Items Nutrition education9 Reimbursable school meals13 Guidelines for food sold/served outside meal program 29 Physical education17 Physical activity10 Communications and marketing12 Evaluation and implementation6 Total # Items96

Wellness Policy Coding Scheme Adaptations Coding for grade-level distinctions –ES, MS, HS –Key for Competitive Food, selected PE/PA items Additional variables –Closed campus –Competitive food ban –Requirements that contracts meet nutrition standards –Farm-to-cafeteria/school provisions –BMI screening/reporting –Additional measures for implem./eval./reporting

Coding Scheme—Item Coding Example Item: Food as a reward/punishment CodeDescription 0No policy/not addressed/only discourages unhealthy foods 1Discourage using food as reward Only prohibits food as punishment (not add. reward) Only allows healthy food as a reward 2Prohibits food as a reward

Coding Scheme: Scoring Comprehensiveness (# with 1 or 2) –Construct: (Presence ea. item in construct/# items in construct) *100 NE Construct: (6/9) * 100 = 66.7 –Total: Average compreh. construct scores Strength (# with 2) –Construct: (# items in construct=2/# items in construct)*100 NE Construct: (3/9)*100 = 33.3 –Total: Average strength construct scores

Methodology: Analyses Preliminary data for SY data –Sample characteristics, policy presence, response status on full sample (N=579) –Analyses of policy provisions on partial sample (471/579 LEAs) Bivariate and OLS regressions –Clustered by district group based on sampling methodology) –Selected data presented by grade-level of policy applicability

LEA Characteristics--1 Characteristic% Type of district Urban27.4% Large-/mid-size city14.1% Rural44.9% Town13.6% Region Northeast22.2% Midwest36.6% South23.8% West17.4% Charter school district (only)9.4% Note: Weighted data; N=579, District Groups=380

LEA Characteristics--2 LEA CharacteristicsMeanRange # Schools # Teachers ,029 # Students ,967 Prop. White Prop. African American Prop. Hispanic Prop. Free/Red Lunch Eligible Median family income ($)49,39618, ,378 Per capita income ($)20, ,308 Title I Revenue/pupil ($) Instructional expend./pupil ($) ,614 Note: Weighted data; N=579, District Groups=380

Respondent Characteristics Characteristic% Respondent87.9% % Responders – Wellness policy88.7% % Responders – No wellness policy11.3% Policy Source Internet only39.8% District only46.4% Both (Internet & District)2.5% National School Lunch Participation (overall)94.5% % NSLP – With Wellness Policy90.5% % NSLP – No Wellness Policy9.6% Note: Weighted data; N=579, District Groups=380

Most Communities Have Addressed the Federal Wellness Goals… Note: Preliminary unweighted (clustered) dataGrade Level (E=Elem, M=Middle, H=High) NEReimb. Meals Comp. Foods PAStkhldr Invlmt. Eval.

..But, On Average, the Policies are Not Very Comprehensive… Note: Preliminary, unweighted (clustered) data BEFORE state laws applied

...and they are Relatively Weak Note: Preliminary, unweighted (clustered) data BEFORE state laws applied

Factors Associated with Policy Comprehensiveness Notes: Preliminary, unweighted (clustered) OLS regressions before state law applied All items significant at p<.05 or lower ↓Instruction $/pupil ↑Title I $/pupil ↓ Hispanic students Northeast (compared to the South)

Factors Associated with Policy Strength Notes: Preliminary, unweighted OLS regressions BEFORE state laws applied All items significant at p<.05 or lower ↓Instruction $/pupil ↑Title I $/pupil ↓Hispanic students Northeast (compared to the South) (ES/MS) West (compared to the South) (HS)

Summary In most cases, LEAs have adopted relatively weak policies –Evaluation/implementation provisions stronger than nutrition/ physical activity items – evaluating/implementing weak policies Wellness policies stronger in communities with less resources

Limitations Preliminary, unweighted data Cross-sectional Does not measure policy implementation Not linked with student behaviors/attitudes

Next Steps Finalize data Conducted weighted analyses Examine changes from 2006 to 2007 school years Link to state statutes/regulations to see if state oversight/standards influence strength/ comprehensiveness of district policies Link with surveys of school principals to examine policy-to-practice relationships