Effects of a new state policy on physical activity practices in child care centers in South Carolina

J.R. O'Neill, M. Dowda, S.E.B. Neelon, B. Neelon and R.R. Pate

American Journal of Public Health, 2017, vol. 107, issue 1, 144-146

Abstract: Objectives. We sought to determine the extent to which child care centers in South Carolina improved physical activity practices after a new policy took effect. Methods. In 2012, South Carolina adopted new mandatory physical activity standards within its child care quality enhancement program. This quasi-experimental study used North Carolina, a state notmaking policy changes, as the comparison. Participantswere 34 child care centers in South Carolina and 30 centers in North Carolina. Researchers used the Environment and Policy Assessment and Observation (EPAO) tool to conduct center observations before and after policy implementation and then conducted repeated-measures linear regression with interaction between state and time for the Physical Activity Environment Total Score and the 8 subscale scores. Results. Compared with centers in North Carolina, EPAO subscale scores in South Carolina centers increased significantly for the Fixed Play Environment (P

Date: 2017
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