Nutrition and Health Sciences, Department of
ORCID IDs
0000-0002-6069-9939
0000-0002-3818-4920
0000-0002-9576-5692
0000-0002-3799-9212
0000-0002-5384-5504
0000-0002-6686-3891
0000-0002-0758-8519
0000-0003-3504-5826
0000-0003-2346-8151
0000-0002-6186-2822
0000-0003-0352-1314
0000-0002-8298-3690
0000-0002-8010-3987
Document Type
Article
Date of this Version
2019
Citation
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 778
Abstract
Background: Workplace or campus wellness/obesity-prevention policies and initiatives can improve health. Research tools to assess worksite or campus policies/initiatives are scarce. Thus, the aim of this research is to develop and validate the policies, opportunities, initiatives, and notable topics (POINTS) audit. Methods: POINTS was developed and refined via expert review, pilot-testing, and field testing. Trained researchers completed a web-based review from a student-focus or employee-focus regarding 34 health-promoting topics for colleges. Each topic was evaluated on a 0–2 scale: 0 = no policy/initiative, 1 = initiatives, 2 = written policy. When a written policy was detected, additional policy support questions (administered, monitored, reviewed) were completed. Results: Cronbach’s Alpha for the student-focused POINTS audit was α = 0.787 (34 items, possible points = 65), and for the employee-focused POINTS audit was α = 0.807 (26 items, possible points = 50). A total of 115 student-focused and 33 employee-focused audits were completed. Although there was little evidence of policy presence beyond stimulant standards (smoking and alcohol), there were extensive examples of health initiatives. The student-focused POINTS audit was validated using the Healthier Campus Initiative’s survey. Conclusions: POINTS is a web-based audit tool that is valid and useful for pre-assessment, advocacy, benchmarking, and tracking policies for health and well-being for students (campus) and employees (worksite).
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Human and Clinical Nutrition Commons, Molecular, Genetic, and Biochemical Nutrition Commons, Other Nutrition Commons
Comments
© 2019 by the authors.
Open access
doi:10.3390/ijerph16050778