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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 18.
Published in final edited form as: Health Educ Res. 1998 Jun;13(2):251–265. doi: 10.1093/her/13.2.251

Table III.

Prioritization of risk behaviors based on formative assessment data collection

Priority/behavior Category
Home School Diet Activity
High
 little family-based activities (especially outside home)
 children watch (a lot of) TV, movies, VCR
 little home-based role modeling for physical activity
 children drink (a lot of) sugar drinks at home/community
 eating high fat foods at home meals
 parents encourage children to finish all their food
 not enough physical activities for individuals in school
 a lot of TV watching in class
 eating high fat foods at school meals
 consumption of seconds of high fat foods at school
Moderate
 children drink (a lot of) whole milk at home/community
 eating (a lot of) fast foods outside the home
 eating a lot of high fat snacks at home
 foods high in fat and sugar used as rewards at home
 children drink (a lot of) whole milk at school
 foods high in fat and sugar used as rewards at school
 high fat/sugar foods offered at special events at school
 does not follow existing school recipes
 teachers encourage children to finish all their food
 eating a lot of fried foods at school
 not consuming enough fruits or vegetables at school
Low
 family does not eat main meal together
 food is used for comfort at home
 not consuming enough fruits or vegetables at home
 not enough general encouragement to do physical activities in school
 children drink (a lot of) sugar drinks at school
 positioning of low fat milk at school makes it less accessible