Project Overview

Phase I: Assessment

Goals:

• Develop a geographically representative baseline of Missouri’s existing local policies on healthy eating and physical activity
• Organize these policies to reflect the environments presented in the National Environmental Nutrition and Activity Community Tool (ENACT)

Methods:

• Stratified nested cluster design (sampled by region, level of urbanization – urban vs. rural, and ethnicity)
• 89 counties sampled
• 3-4 cities sampled from each county
• Policy collection from seven environments: school, healthcare, government, after school, child care, neighborhood, worksite

Phase II: Evaluation

Goal:

• Evaluate a sample of nutrition and physical activity policies collected during phase one

Methods:

• Sample 175 organizations for evaluation – policy provided during phase I
• Sample 175 organizations for evaluation – policy not provided during phase I

Phase III: Dissemination

Goal:

• Disseminate reults