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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Contemp Clin Trials. 2018 Oct 18;75:29–39. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2018.10.008

Table 2:

Individual (Student-level) and Organizational (School-level) Effectiveness measures

Data Collectiona
T0 T1 T2 T3 T4
Evaluation Cohort (3rd or 6th graders; n per school=36)
Anthropometric
BMI z-scores (height and weight) X X X X X
Waist Circumference X X X X X
Body Composition (BIA) X X X X X
Diet/PA Behaviors
Patterns of Diet at School (PODS) survey [40] X X X X X
Physical Activity checklist[38] (22 items) X X X X X
Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C)[39] (6 items)
7-day Accelerometry [37] X X X X X
School and Home Environment
Perceptions of Environment at School (PEA)[40](39 items) X X X
Parent Support for Healthy Eating and PA[41] (32 items) X X X
Ecological Momentary Assessment X
Health Literacy
Newest Vital Sign[50](6 items) X X X
Demographics X
Evaluation Cohort Caregivers (n per school=36)
School, Home, and Neighborhood Environment
Perceptions of Environment at School (PEA)[40] (39 items) X
Parent Support and Rules for Healthy Eating and PA [41] (32 items) X
Food Insecurity [54] (2 items) X
Food and Drink Availability [41](23 items) X
Physical Activity Barriers and Availability [41](23 items) X
Screen Time[41](10 items) X
Community/Neighborhood Access to Healthy Eating[47](13 items) X
Community/Neighborhood Access to Physical Activity[48](11 items) X
Demographics X
Student Leaders (4th or 5th graders; n per school=15)
Health and Public Health Literacy
Newest Vital Sign[50] (6 items) X X
Public Health Literacy Survey [35, 52] (5 items) X X
Focus groups
Advocacy
Youth Advocacy for Obesity Prevention Survey [27] (19 items) X X
Self-Efficacy for Healthy Eating and Physical Activity [53] (16 items) X
Semi-structured interview (3 items) X X
Focus groups X X
Anthropometric
Height and Weight X X X
Waist Circumference X X X
Diet/PA Behaviors
Patterns of Diet at School (PODS) survey [40] X X X
Physical Activity checklist[38] (22 items) X X X
The Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C)[39] (6 items) X X X
School Environment
Perceptions of Environment at School (PEA)[40] (39 items) X X
Demographics
Organizational Effectiveness
Administrator Survey (Maryland Wellness Policies and Practices Project)[12] X
Observational School Environment Checklist X X X X X
Exit interviews with WCC and WCC-S participants
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T0 = Spring Baseline data collection; T1 = Fall check-in data collection; T2 = Spring follow-up data collection; T4 = Fall check-in data collection