Notes from the field: the evaluation of Maine Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAPSACC) experience

Sarah Levin Martin; Maurice W Martin; Becky Cook; Ryan Knaus; Karen O'Rourke

doi:10.1177/0163278714536032

Notes from the field: the evaluation of Maine Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAPSACC) experience

Eval Health Prof. 2015 Mar;38(1):140-5. doi: 10.1177/0163278714536032. Epub 2014 May 28.

Authors

Sarah Levin Martin¹, Maurice W Martin², Becky Cook², Ryan Knaus³, Karen O'Rourke⁴

Affiliations

¹ Husson University, School of Pharmacy, Bangor, ME, USA martinsar@husson.edu.
² University of Maine at Farmington, Farmington, ME, USA.
³ University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME, USA.
⁴ University of New England, Portland, ME, USA.

PMID: 24872443
DOI: 10.1177/0163278714536032

Abstract

More than half of all children in the United States aged 3 to 6 years are enrolled in child care centers. Maine received funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Communities Putting Prevention to Work to promote the adoption of Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAPSACC), an evidence-based program for the child care setting. We evaluated the rollout and adoption of NAP SACC in Maine using multiple methods. Our findings suggest that the NAP SACC program has been successfully adopted in Maine. Nutrition and physical activity policies and offerings have improved, especially with regard to purchasing healthier options in the child care setting.

Keywords: child; child care; exercise; health behavior; nutrition policy; preschool.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Child Day Care Centers / organization & administration*
Child Day Care Centers / standards
Child, Preschool
Diet*
Exercise*
Health Behavior
Health Policy*
Health Promotion / organization & administration*
Health Promotion / standards
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Maine