span environment tool training
DESCRIPTION
The School Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN-ET) Environment Tool (formerly known as the School Nutrition and Physical Activity (SNPA) Environment Assessment) is designed to assess the school nutrition and physical activity environment, and to measure change over time. The assessment includes areas of interest in two main categories, physical activity and nutrition, and considers the physical, situational, and policy environment within each category. For each area of interest, the evaluator will assess the specified criteria and assign a score according to the SPAN-ET Implementation and Readiness Scale.TRANSCRIPT
School Nutrition and Physical Activity (SNPA) Environment Assessment
Agenda
• Training Objectives – Deborah (5 minutes)• SNPA Overview – Deborah (30 minutes)• SNPA in Detail – Deborah and Jenny (60
minutes)• SNPA in Practice – All (60 minutes)• Q&A – All (20 minutes)• Next Steps – Deborah (10 minutes)
Today’s Objectives
• GROW County teams will be able to:• Define the SNPA environment• Understand the framework of the SNPA
instrument • Apply the SNPA instrument to assess the school
environment• Score the school environment based on the SNPA
measure
SNPA Overview
• Background – Assess change in the
school environment– Develop measure
• Theoretical Framework – Stage of Community
Readiness/Stage of Change
No progress or backing up occasionally is not unusual
Policy
EnvironmentSituation
Physical Activity
Behaviors
Physical Environment
Situational Environment
Policy Environment
Subpoint one
Subpoint two
Subpoint three
Nutrition Behaviors
SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT
Steps to completing the SNPA(see handout for details)
1. Familiarize yourself with the SNPA instrument
2. Contact the school administrator3. Create a timeline4. Review important documents5. Interview key informants6. Observe the school grounds7. Score the SNPA
Getting Familiar with the SNPA
• Implementation and readiness scale• School observation description form• Areas of interest and criteria• Physical Activity• Nutrition
•Let’s take a closer look!
Contact School Administrator
• Contacting principals via email rather than by phone = greater success
• Shorter initial email (with details following below the message) works well
• Scripts are slightly different for intervention and control schools
Create a Timeline
Here’s what a typical schedule might look like for the day... 8:30a Arrive at the school, check-in, observe student arrival and breakfast
9:00a-10:00a Meet with Principal
10:00a-11:00a Observe cafeteria environment, if they have time ask the kitchen staff a few questions
11:00a-12:00p Observe the school playground, and students at recess; observe PE class (indoor/outdoor)
12:00p-1:00p Observe lunch meal and cafeteria environment
1:00p-1:30p break for lunch
1:30p-3:00p Observe school physical environment; photo document (no students) physical environment features around the school.
3:00p-3:30p Interview (primary teacher) & (intermediate teacher)
3:30p-4:00p Interview PE teacher
Wrap-Up
• Now, can you…• Define the SNPA environment?• Explain the framework and purpose of the SNPA
instrument?• Apply the SNPA instrument to assess the school
environment?• Score the school environment based on the SNPA
measure?
Next Steps…
• Questions?
• Feedback?
Next steps…1. Familiarize yourself with the SNPA instrument2. Contact the intervention school administrator
and schedule an assessment3. Create a timeline for the assessment