A systematic review of school health policy measurement tools: implementation determinants and outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Governments in some countries or states/provinces mandate school-based policies intended to improve the health and well-being of primary and secondary students and in some cases the health of school staff. Examples include mandating a minimum time spent per week in programmed physical activity, mandating provision of healthy foods and limiting fat content of school meals, and banning tobacco products or use on school campuses. Although school health researchers have studied whether schools, districts, or states/provinces are meeting requirements, it is unclear to what extent implementation processes and determinants are assessed. The purposes of the present systematic review of quantitative measures of school policy implementation were to (1) identify quantitative school

SUBMITTER: McLoughlin GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8235584 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature