Table 3.

Strategies in action plans

Evidence-based strategy	Action plans (%)	Example
Increased awareness	21 (30 %)	Disseminate updated scan and other available resources to educate policy makers and key stakeholders on physical activity and nutrition prevention health policy evidence base
Community physical activity	4 (6 %)	Execute agreements with communities receiving a sub-award to create a bicycle and pedestrian master plan
School wellness	9 (13 %)	Build school support for physical education and provide technical assistance to school to assist in development of policy
Worksite wellness	8 (12 %)	[Promote] worksites to increase number of worksite wellness policies offered related to cancer prevention and nutrition and physical activity
Increased healthy food access (farmer’s markets, gardens, etc.)	8 (12 %)	Increase access to healthy foods and beverages in [the] communities
Increased healthy food availability	3 (4 %)	[Increase] facility and number of vendors in school compounds [in] compliance [with] the developed [nutrition] policy
Decreased unhealthy food availability	1 (1 %)	[Increase] hospitals who adopt a policy to phase out the sale of sugary sweetened beverages
Community-school agreements	0 (0 %)
Decreased screen-time	0 (0 %)

Strategy categories are listed with numbers present and examples from action plans for each category