Table 2.

Summary and timeline of outcome measures for intervention and comparison communities

Measure/ variable	Target audience	Tool	Year 1	Year 2 (PRE)	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5 (POST)
Coalition self-assessments	Community coalition members			x	x	x	x
Parental perceptions and practices	Low-income parents of preschool age children living in project communities	Active Where [17]		x			x
Community-at-large environment	Project communities	CHLI [18]		x			x
Neighborhood environment	Project community neighborhoods	CHLI [18]		x			x
Early Childhood Center policies and practices	Project community early childhood centers	CHLI [18]		x			x
Project Reflections	Project staff, coaches			x	x	x	x
Interviews	Coalition members, coaches						x
Ripple effect mapping	Community coalition members						x

CHLI Community Healthy Living Index