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School Policies and Practices to Improve Health and Prevent Obesity: National Secondary School Survey Results
This report examines secondary school policies and practices relevant to nutrition, physical activity and obesity prevention during the 2006-07 and 2007-08 school years. Findings are based on surveys of administrators at public middle and high schools.
In 2006, Bridging the Gap began an ongoing, large-scale study to gather nationally representative data about school district policies and school practices relevant to childhood obesity.
- Learn more about our study of district wellness policies
- Learn more about our study of elementary school practices
Data
This file includes information in School Policies and Practices to Improve Health and Prevent Obesity: National Secondary School Survey Results, as well as additional information not found in the report. Data are presented by grade-level (middle school or high school), and by race/ethnicity and socio-economic status of the student body.
Survey Instruments
These files provide the survey sent to secondary school administrators during the 2006-07 and 2007-08 school years.