The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research and the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, 7000 Fannin St #2528, Houston, TX, 77030., USA.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, 7000 Fannin St #2630, Houston, TX, USA, 77030.
J Sch Health. 2021 Jul;91(7):562-573. doi: 10.1111/josh.13032. Epub 2021 May 5.
Federal law requires most school districts to develop school wellness policies (SWPs), which state agencies assist in by providing templates. Templates provide standard language, which districts may edit for numerous reasons. We aimed to identify the frequency/consistency of template usage and identify the types of edits districts make when using SWP templates.
We identified SWPs (N = 117) and templates (N = 2) from districts in 1 Texas public health region. We developed template specific coding guides, which allowed us to examine the frequency SWPs used template text within multiple areas (eg, nutrition goals, reporting). We also collected/categorized SWP edits from the template text and conducted a thematic analysis of locally developed SWPs and SWP templates.
Of 117 SWPs, 81.2% used a 2020 template, 13.7% used a 2005 template, and 5.1% created their own SWP. Across template-based SWPs, 44 content edits (0.4 per policy) occurred in 9 categories. Thematic analysis revealed: (1) locally developed SWPs created an informed mission statement linked to their goals; (2) Locally developed SWPs provided details that the current template includes in wellness plans.
Most districts used exact template language when writing their SWP. Adding spaces where districts can specify details could improve SWP content.
联邦法律要求大多数学区制定学校健康政策 (SWP)，州立机构通过提供模板来协助制定。模板提供了标准语言，地区可以出于多种原因进行编辑。我们旨在确定模板使用的频率/一致性，并确定地区在使用 SWP 模板时进行的编辑类型。
我们从德克萨斯州一个公共卫生区域的学区中确定了 SWP（N=117）和模板（N=2）。我们制定了针对模板的具体编码指南，使我们能够检查 SWP 在多个领域（例如，营养目标、报告）中使用模板文本的频率。我们还从模板文本中收集/分类了 SWP 编辑，并对本地开发的 SWP 和 SWP 模板进行了主题分析。
在 117 项 SWP 中，81.2%使用了 2020 年的模板，13.7%使用了 2005 年的模板，5.1%自行制定了 SWP。在基于模板的 SWP 中，9 个类别中共发生了 44 次内容编辑（每份政策 0.4 次）。主题分析显示：(1) 本地开发的 SWP 创建了与目标相关的知情使命宣言；(2) 本地开发的 SWP 提供了当前模板包含在健康计划中的详细信息。
大多数地区在编写 SWP 时都使用了确切的模板语言。添加一些空格，让地区可以指定详细信息，可以提高 SWP 的内容质量。
