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Effects of a new state policy on physical activity practices in child care centers in South Carolina

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  • O'Neill, J.R.
  • Dowda, M.
  • Neelon, S.E.B.
  • Neelon, B.
  • Pate, R.R.

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Objectives. We sought to determine the extent to which child care centers in South Carolina improved physical activity practices after a new policy took effect. Methods. In 2012, South Carolina adopted new mandatory physical activity standards within its child care quality enhancement program. This quasi-experimental study used North Carolina, a state notmaking policy changes, as the comparison. Participantswere 34 child care centers in South Carolina and 30 centers in North Carolina. Researchers used the Environment and Policy Assessment and Observation (EPAO) tool to conduct center observations before and after policy implementation and then conducted repeated-measures linear regression with interaction between state and time for the Physical Activity Environment Total Score and the 8 subscale scores. Results. Compared with centers in North Carolina, EPAO subscale scores in South Carolina centers increased significantly for the Fixed Play Environment (P

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  • O'Neill, J.R. & Dowda, M. & Neelon, S.E.B. & Neelon, B. & Pate, R.R., 2017. "Effects of a new state policy on physical activity practices in child care centers in South Carolina," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 107(1), pages 144-146.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2016.303521_3
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303521
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    1. Monika Szpunar & Molly Driediger & Andrew M. Johnson & Leigh M. Vanderloo & Shauna M. Burke & Jennifer D. Irwin & Jacob Shelley & Brian W. Timmons & Patricia Tucker, 2021. "Impact of the Childcare Physical Activity (PLAY) Policy on Young Children’s Physical Activity and Sedentary Time: A Pilot Clustered Randomized Controlled Trial," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(14), pages 1-14, July.
    2. Jennifer McConnell-Nzunga & Louise C. Mâsse & E. Jean Buckler & Valerie Carson & Guy E. Faulkner & Erica Y. Lau & Heather A. McKay & Viviene A. Temple & Luke Wolfenden & Patti-Jean Naylor, 2020. "Prevalence and Relationships among Physical Activity Policy, Environment, and Practices in Licensed Childcare Centers from a Manager and Staff Perspective," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(3), pages 1-14, February.
    3. Kasra Hassani & E. Jean Buckler & Jennifer McConnell-Nzunga & Sana Fakih & Jennifer Scarr & Louise C. Mâsse & Patti-Jean Naylor, 2020. "Implementing Appetite to Play at scale in British Columbia: Evaluation of a Capacity-Building Intervention to Promote Physical Activity in the Early Years," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(4), pages 1-17, February.

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