The SLAQ questionnaires were developed for California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and local health departments by NPI to provide comprehensive annual site-level assessment data for program planning and evaluation in four settings: schools, out-of-school, early care and education, and retail.
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Thompson HR, London R. Not All Fun and Games: Disparities in School Recess Access Persist, and Must Be Addressed. Preventative Medicine Reports, volume 35, article number 10230123, October 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102301
Rider CD, Kao J, Hewawitharana SC, Beker CM, Linares A, Woodward-Lopez G. Validity and Reliability of a Site-Level Assessment Questionnaire to Assess Nutrition and Physical Activity Practices in Schools. Childhood Obesity, 20 December 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1089/chi.2021.0148
Rider C, Linares A, Kao J, Becker C, Woodward-Lopez G. Assessing Healthful Eating and Physical Activity Practices in Places Children Learn. Journal of Extension, 17 December 2020.
Kao J, Rider C, Hewawitharana S, Keihner A, Linares A, Westfall M, Woodward-Lopez, G. Assessments of Practices to Support Nutrition and Physical Activity at California SNAP-Ed Eligible Schools Reveal Inequities. Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior Annual Meeting. July 2023. Poster presentation. [Abstract]
Kao J, Rider C, Becker C, Talmage E, Plank K, Linares A, Woodward-Lopez, G. Where Do We Go From Here? California Local Health Departments Navigate School-Based SNAP-Ed During COVID-19. Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior Annual Meeting. 31 July 2022. Poster presentation. [Abstract]
Becker C, Kao J, Woodward-Lopez G. Where do we go from here? COVID-19 impacts on local health department SNAP-Ed programing, priority populations and equity in California. ASNNA. 10 February 2022.
Rider C, Linares A, Becker C, Kao J, Woodward-Lopez G. From Vision to Validation: Creating comprehensive tools to self-assess eating and activity practices in settings where children learn. APHA. November 2019.
School Recess: A Chance to Address Health Inequity Across California. NPI Research to Action News Brief. 8 February 2024.
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Hsu M. NPI researchers find school recess varies with school size, family income. UCANR News. 7 February 2024.
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George B, Rider C, Kao J, Becker C, Linares A, Woodward-Lopez G. Community health and wellness practitioners increase evaluation capacity by using NPI tools. UC Delivers. 2 June 2021.
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