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Applying the Systematic Screening and Assessment Method to childhood obesity prevention
Author(s) -
Dawkins Nicola,
Wethington Holly,
Khan Laura Kettel,
Grunbaum Jo Anne,
Robin Leah,
Barnes Seraphine Pitt,
Cotton David,
Dunet Diane O.,
Leviton Laura C.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
new directions for evaluation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.374
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1534-875X
pISSN - 1097-6736
DOI - 10.1002/ev.319
Subject(s) - childhood obesity , physical activity , environmental health , program evaluation , preventive care , obesity , medical education , psychology , medicine , gerontology , health care , political science , physical therapy , public administration , overweight , law
The authors describe application of the Systematic Screening and Assessment (SSA) Method to an initiative called the Early Assessment of Programs and Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity. Over a 2‐year period, a national network of practitioners, policy makers, and funders nominated programs and policies across five substantive areas: school district local wellness policies, school‐based comprehensive physical activity programs, day care and after‐school programs, access to healthy foods in low‐income communities, and changes in the built environment to promote physical activity. The role of an expert panel in selecting innovations for evaluability assessment on the basis of the likelihood for a positive health impact is described. © Wiley Periodicals, Inc., and the American Evaluation Association.