Table 3. Accountability for School Wellness Policy Implementation and Ratings of Implementation Quality and Effectiveness Within Cluster 1, National Sample of 112 School Leaders Completing a School Wellness Policy Implementation Questionnaire, 2009.
| Core Policy Domain | Mean Quality Ratinga (SD) | P Valuec | |
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| Yesb | Nob | ||
| Nutrition education | 7.3 (1.8) | 6.3 (1.8) | .09 |
| Nutrition standards for USDA child nutrition programs and school meals | 7.8 (2.1) | 8.0 (1.4) | —d |
| Nutrition standards for competitive and other foods and beverages | 7.9 (2.0) | 6.4 (1.7) | .05 |
| Physical activity | 7.3 (1.7) | 5.6 (2.0) | .004 |
| Physical education | 7.6 (1.7) | 5.3 (2.3) | .006 |
| Communication and promotion | 6.6 (1.8) | 5.1 (1.8) | <.001 |
| Evaluation | 6.9 (1.7) | 4.3 (2.2) | .001 |
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| Core Policy Domain | Mean Effectiveness Ratinge (SD) | P Valuec | |
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| Nutrition education | 7.0 (1.9) | 5.4 (1.6) | .02 |
| Nutrition standards for USDA child nutrition programs and school meals | 8.3 (1.8) | 8.0 (1.4) | —d |
| Nutrition standards for competitive and other foods and beverages | 7.9 (1.8) | 6.7 (2.4) | .25 |
| Physical activity | 7.2 (1.6) | 4.9 (2.1) | <.001 |
| Physical education | 7.2 (1.8) | 4.8 (2.5) | .008 |
| Communication and promotion | 7.4 (1.7) | 4.4 (2.0) | <.001 |
| Evaluation | 6.6 (1.7) | 4.0 (1.3) | .001 |
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; USDA, US Department of Agriculture.
a Rated on a scale from 1 (very poor) to 10 (excellent).
b Participants answered the following question with yes or no: “Is your school held accountable for following/implementing the local school wellness policy goals?”
c Calculated using Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney U Test.
d No applicable statistical comparison because of too few responses of “no.”
e Rated on a scale from 1 (ineffective) to 10 (very effective).