Table 3.

Congregant and organizational assessment survey items, variable definitions and criteria used to assess FAN implementation fidelity.

	Component	Core activities	No. of items	Sample Item Coding	Variable
Nutrition domain	Getting the message out	1 – Bulletin inserts 2 – Health moments 3 – Handouts	3	How often has your church included written information about healthy eating in Sunday Bulletin? Rarely = 1, Sometimes = 2, Often = 3, Most/All of the time = 4	Mean score for survey items
	Providing opportunities	4 – Healthy food options at church (fruits & vegetables)	1	How often are fruits and vegetables served at church events that involve food? Rarely = 1, Sometimes = 2, Often = 3, Most/All of the time = 4	Value for survey item
	Pastor support	5 – Pastor talks about healthy eating from the pulpit	1	How often has your pastor spoken about healthy eating from the pulpit? Rarely = 1, Sometimes = 2, Often = 3, Most/All of the time = 4	Mean score for survey item
	Organizational policies, practices and guidelines	6–12 Five elements: fruit and vegetables, grains, low fat, low sodium, drinks	6	Is there a guideline in place in your church that says that fruits will be included in all events where food is served? No = 0, yes = 1	Mean score for Health Director, Pastor or Cook items, as available
Physical activity domain	Getting the message out	1 – Bulletin inserts 2 – Health moments 3 – Handouts	3	How often has the health director or someone other than the pastor spoken about PA during worship services? Rarely = 1, Sometimes = 2, Often = 3, Most/All of the time = 4	Mean score for survey items
	Providing opportunities	4 – Physical activity before, during, after service 5 – Physical activity in meetings, events 6 – Physical activity programs	3	How often has physical activity been included before, during or right after worship service? Rarely = 1, Sometimes = 2, Often = 3, Most/All of the time = 4	Mean score for survey items
	Pastor Support	7 – Pastors talk about physical activity from pulpit 8 – Pastor wears pedometer as a role model	2	How often have you seen your pastor wear a step counter (pedometer)? Rarely = 1, Sometimes = 2, Often = 3, Most/All of the time = 4	Mean score for survey items
	Organizational policies, practices & guidelines	9 – One element: PA break	1	Is there a guideline in place in your church that says that a 10-minute physical activity break should be included in church meetings that last 60 minutes or longer? No = 0, yes = 1	Mean score for Health Director or Pastor items, as available