Research Study Abstract

Evaluation Design of New York City’s Regulations on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Screen Time in Early Child Care Centers

  • Published on Oct. 16, 2014

Abstract: This article describes the multi-method cross-sectional design used to evaluate New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s regulations of nutrition, physical activity, and screen time for children aged 3 years or older in licensed group child care centers. The Center Evaluation Component collected data from a stratified random sample of 176 licensed group child care centers in New York City. Compliance with the regulations was measured through a review of center records, a facility inventory, and interviews of center directors, lead teachers, and food service staff. The Classroom Evaluation Component included an observational and biometric study of a sample of approximately 1,400 children aged 3 or 4 years attending 110 child care centers and was designed to complement the center component at the classroom and child level. The study methodology detailed in this paper may aid researchers in designing policy evaluation studies that can inform other jurisdictions considering similar policies.

http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0431.htm

Author(s)

  • Andrew Breck, MPA 1
  • Ken Goodman, MA 2
  • Lillian Dunn, MPH 3
  • Robert L. Stephens, PhD, MPH 2
  • Nicola Dawkins, PhD 2
  • Beth Dixon, PhD, MPH 4
  • Jan Jernigan, PhD 5
  • Jakub Kakietek, PhD, MPH 2
  • Catherine Lesesne, PhD, MPH 2
  • Laura Lessard, PhD, MPH 6
  • Cathy Nonas, MPH 3
  • Sarah Abood O’Dell, MPH 2
  • Thearis A. Osuji, MPH 2
  • Bernice Bronson, MPH 1
  • Ye Xu 2
  • Laura Kettel Khan, PhD 5

Institution(s)

  • 1

    National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
  • 2

    ICF International, Atlanta, Georgia
  • 3

    New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, New York
  • 4

    New York University, New York, New York
  • 5

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
  • 6

    Arcadia University, Glenside, Pennsylvania

Journal

Preventing Chronic Disease

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