Development and implementation of a local government survey to measure community supports for healthy eating and active living.

ABSTRACT: The ability to make healthy choices is influenced by where one lives, works, shops, and plays. Locally enacted policies and standards can influence these surroundings but little is known about the prevalence of such policies and standards that support healthier behaviors. In this paper, we describe the development of a survey questionnaire designed to capture local level policy supports for healthy eating and active living and findings and lessons learned from a 2012 pilot in two states, Minnesota and California, including respondent burden, survey sampling and administration methods, and survey item feasibility issues. A 38-item, web-based, self-administered survey and sampling frame were developed to assess the prevalence of 22 types of healthy eating and active living policies in a repr

SUBMITTER: Moore LV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5329065 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature