Identifying state-level policy and provision domains for physical education and physical activity in high school.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is important to quickly and efficiently identify policies that are effective at changing behavior; therefore, we must be able to quantify and evaluate the effect of those policies and of changes to those policies. The purpose of this study was to develop state-level physical education (PE) and physical activity (PA) policy domain scores at the high-school level. Policy domain scores were developed with a focus on measuring policy change.

Methods

Exploratory factor analysis was used to group items from the state-level School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS) into policy domains. Items that related to PA or PE at the High School level were identified from the 7 SHPPS health program surveys. Data from 2000 and 2006 were used in the factor analysis.

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SUBMITTER: Hales D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3711838 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature