School Nutrition and Physical Activity (SNPA) Environment Assessment

Agenda

• Training Objectives – Deborah (5 minutes)• SNPA Overview – Deborah (30 minutes)• SNPA in Detail – Deborah and Jenny (60

minutes)• SNPA in Practice – All (60 minutes)• Q&A – All (20 minutes)• Next Steps – Deborah (10 minutes)

Today’s Objectives

• GROW County teams will be able to:• Define the SNPA environment• Understand the framework of the SNPA

instrument • Apply the SNPA instrument to assess the school

environment• Score the school environment based on the SNPA

measure

SNPA Overview

• Background – Assess change in the

school environment– Develop measure

• Theoretical Framework – Stage of Community

Readiness/Stage of Change

No progress or backing up occasionally is not unusual

Policy

EnvironmentSituation

Physical Activity

Behaviors

Physical Environment

Situational Environment

Policy Environment

Subpoint one

Subpoint two

Subpoint three

Nutrition Behaviors

SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT

Steps to completing the SNPA(see handout for details)

1. Familiarize yourself with the SNPA instrument

2. Contact the school administrator3. Create a timeline4. Review important documents5. Interview key informants6. Observe the school grounds7. Score the SNPA

Getting Familiar with the SNPA

• Implementation and readiness scale• School observation description form• Areas of interest and criteria• Physical Activity• Nutrition

•Let’s take a closer look!

Contact School Administrator

• Contacting principals via email rather than by phone = greater success

• Shorter initial email (with details following below the message) works well

• Scripts are slightly different for intervention and control schools

Create a Timeline

Here’s what a typical schedule might look like for the day... 8:30a Arrive at the school, check-in, observe student arrival and breakfast

9:00a-10:00a Meet with Principal

10:00a-11:00a Observe cafeteria environment, if they have time ask the kitchen staff a few questions

11:00a-12:00p Observe the school playground, and students at recess; observe PE class (indoor/outdoor)

12:00p-1:00p Observe lunch meal and cafeteria environment

1:00p-1:30p break for lunch

1:30p-3:00p Observe school physical environment; photo document (no students) physical environment features around the school.

3:00p-3:30p Interview (primary teacher) & (intermediate teacher)

3:30p-4:00p Interview PE teacher

Wrap-Up

• Now, can you…• Define the SNPA environment?• Explain the framework and purpose of the SNPA

instrument?• Apply the SNPA instrument to assess the school

environment?• Score the school environment based on the SNPA

measure?

Next Steps…

• Questions?

• Feedback?

Next steps…1. Familiarize yourself with the SNPA instrument2. Contact the intervention school administrator

and schedule an assessment3. Create a timeline for the assessment