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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 14.
Published in final edited form as: Health Promot Pract. 2014 Sep 23;16(2):193–201. doi: 10.1177/1524839914550245

TABLE 1.

Mean Wellness Policy Comprehensiveness and Strength Scores by Section and Template Type Used Among SNAK School Districts

Wellness Policy Section All Policies (n = 48), M % [95% CI] MASB Policies (n = 21), M % [95% CI] Policy Company Policies (n = 21), M % [95% CI] NANA + Other Policies (n = 6), M % [95% CI]
Nutrition education
 Comprehensivenessa,b 62.0 [55.4, 68.7] 73.6 [66.1, 81.0] 58.7 [52.5, 64.9] 33.3 [2.8, 63.9]
 Strength 31.5 [27.9, 35.1] 33.86 [30.6, 37.1] 32.3 [28.2, 36.3] 20.4 [−1.5, 42.3]
School meals
 Comprehensiveness 35.1 [28.9, 41.3] 34.1 [24.6, 43.5] 32.6 [27.3, 37.9] 47.4 [14.2, 80.7]
 Strength 21.2 [16.4, 25.9] 18.3 [11.5, 25.1] 20.51 [16.2, 24.8] 33.3 [7.5, 59.1]
Competitive foods
 Comprehensivenessa 33.2 [25.7, 40.5] 48.9 [39.3, 58.6] 15.4 [8.7, 22.2] 40.2 [14.9, 65.6]
 Strengtha 5.5 [1.8, 9.1] 6.1 [2.9, 9.3] 0 (n/a) 22.4 [−1.3, 46.1]
Physical education
 Comprehensivenessa,b 35.4 [29.8, 41.1] 46.8 [37.6, 56.0] 28.6 [24.7, 32.4] 19.6 [2.4, 36.8]
 Strengtha 24.1 [20.3, 28.0] 30.8 [24.9, 36.8] 19.6 [16.2, 23.0] 16.7 [1.6, 31.8]
Physical activity
 Comprehensiveness 45.2 [37.4, 53.0] 53.3 [42.1, 64.6] 40.0 [30.5, 49.5] 35.0 [1.0, 69.0]
 Strength 29.4 [23.5, 35.2] 37.1 [29.4, 44.9] 23.3 [15.7, 31.0] 23.3 [−1.4, 48.1]
Communication
 Comprehensivenessa 42.4 [35.4, 49.4] 54.4 [43.4, 65.3] 34.1 [27.5, 40.8] 29.2 [3.7, 54.7]
 Strengtha 25.9 [19.0, 32.8] 40.1 [30.1, 50.1] 12.7 [7.2, 18.2] 22.2 [−4.3, 48.8]
Evaluation
 Comprehensiveness 54.9 [47.5, 62.3] 61.9 [50.1, 73.7] 54.3 [47.5, 60.5] 33.3 [0.9, 65.7]
 Strength 12.5 [7.5, 17.5] 11.9 [7.8, 16.0] 8.7 [5.0, 12.5] 27.8 [−7.6, 63.1]
Total
 Comprehensivenessa 40.3 [34.5, 46.1] 50.8 [41.8, 59.8] 31.5 [27.1, 35.8] 34.6 [9.9, 59.2]
 Strengtha 18.8 [15.2, 22.4] 22.6 [18.3, 26.8] 13.8 [11.5, 16.1] 23.1 [0.4, 45.8]

NOTE: SNAK = School Nutrition Advances Kids; CI = confidence interval; MASB = Michigan Association of School Boards; NANA = National Alliance for Nutrition & Activity.

a

= MASB significantly > Policy Company.

b

= MASB significantly > NANA + Other.