Creating healthier school environments to prevent and reduce youth obesity in Spartanburg County, SC | |
After a preliminary application process, nine schools within Spartanburg County were selected for the Healthy Schools Initiative (seven elementary schools and two middle/intermediate schools). Starting in Fall 2016, each school will be implementing new practices and policies related to nutrition, physical activity, and other important dimensions of student health. In order for the evaluation team to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the effectiveness of the intervention within the schools, each health dimension will be assessed on an annual basis at both the school and student level using tools such as the School Health Index (SHI), a school policy and environment audit, student FITNESSGRAM data, and a student health behaviors survey. The BEACH Lab has composed an evaluation team to |
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FundingThe Spartanburg Healthy Schools Initiative is supported by the Mary Black Foundation. |
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Project TeamAndrew Kaczynski, University of South Carolina For more information about the SHSI Evaluation project, please contact: Melissa Fair, MPH |