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Measuring Policy, Systems, and Environmental Changes at Elementary Schools Involved in SNAP-Ed New Mexico Programing, 2018–2022
ORIGINAL RESEARCH — Volume 21 — December 6, 2023
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The 2 categories of the School Physical Activity and Nutrition Environment Tool (SPAN-ET) are physical activity and nutrition. Each category comprises 3 domains: physical environment, situational environment, and policy environment. In the Physical Activity category, the physical environment domain has 8 areas of interest, the situational environment has 5 areas of interest, and the policy environment has 3 areas of interest. The number of criteria per area of interest in the physical activity category ranges from 3 to 15. In the nutrition category, the physical environment domain has 2 areas of interest, the situational environment domain has 6 areas of interest, and the policy environment domain has 3 areas of interest. The number of criteria per area of interest in the nutrition category ranges from 2 to 15.
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The categories, domains, areas of interest (AOIs), and number of criteria per AOI in the School Physical Activity and Nutrition Environment Tool (SPAN-ET).
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