Transcript Kansas Health Institute

Kansas School Nutrition and Physical
Activity Survey, 2006
Obesity Task Force Topeka, Kansas
October 24, 2006
Kim S. Kimminau, Ph.D.
Kansas Health Institute
Project
 Survey development
 Focus areas
1. Opinions
2. Nutrition (school meals, a la carte, vending)
3. Physical education
4. Physical activity
5. Policy and practices
Project
 Respondent groups
 District-level food service
administrators
 School-level food service managers
 Authorized representatives
 Health and physical education
teachers
 School administrators and others
(principals FCS teachers, nurse,
counselors)
Response Rates by District
 School nutrition survey
 District nutrition survey
 Physical activity survey
63%
86%
37%
96% of school districts represented in at
least one of the three surveys
Response Rates by
School Type
Elementary
Schools
Middle
Schools
High
Schools
Total
number
Percent of state
public schools
Percent of survey
respondent pool
58
55
16
14
25
30
1390
365 (26%)
+7 private schools
Opinions
(Agree or
Strongly agree)
Overweight
and obesity is
of concern to
me
Food Service Administrators
Professionals
PE/Health
Teachers
77
70
90
Availability of
junk food is a
concern to me
55
36
61
Significant
cutbacks if no
vending
33
16
N/A
85
74
93
35
12
N/A
Schools have
responsibility
to promote
healthy
choices
Students are
customers
Breakfast
 90% KS schools offer breakfast to students
Breakfast Elementary Middle
High
option
schools
Schools Schools
Total
SBP
A la carte
99.5
11.5
98.3
22.1
96.7
28.7
98.3
19.6
Vending
Upon
request
3.2
1.4
5.8
2.9
6.7
2.0
5.0
2.0
School
store
1.4
1.7
2.7
1.8
Vending Machines
 Beverage only:
 Vending (both):
15%
58%
 Urban schools:
55%
 2.6 snack, 4.9 beverage machines
 Rural schools:
78%
 1.3 snack, 3.3 beverage machines
Vending Machines
 Top five most commonly available
items:
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Carbonated beverages…89%
Water……………………..89%
Juice………………………77%
Chips and snack foods….74%
Candy……………………..71%
Vending Revenue Uses
Sports/clubs (uniforms, travel)………...57%
Student incentives………………………46%
Teacher/staff incentives………………..15%
Supplies (paper, pens, PE
equipment)…..........................................3%
 Facility improvements…………………..11%
 Supplemental budget or
general fund……………………………….7%
 Food service program……………………5%
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A la Carte Offerings
 “All other food and beverage items
sold by the school food service
program in the school cafeteria or
other locations where school meals
are served or eaten”
 Available in:
 33% elementary schools
 46% middle schools
 49% high schools
A la Carte Offerings
 Routinely available:
 Milk…………………………..81%
 Juice ………………………..75%
 Water………..……………...72%
 Chips and snack foods ......71%
 Ice cream …………………..68%
 An additional entrée from
the school lunch …………..56%
Other Policies-Nutrition
 Time available for lunch
 60% of schools provide 15-20 minutes
 10% < 15 minutes and 30% > 20 minutes
 Open campus
 15% of middle and 19% of high schools offer
open campus
 Influenced most by students and district
administrators (least by parents and
community)
 Food serving and dining facilities
 90% indicate accommodations are adequate
Physical Education
Physical Education
 93.4% of KS schools offer physical
education with at least 25% physically
active class time; issue is requirement
Required Physical Education
% of responding schools
100
80
60
40
20
0
K
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
5th
6th
Grade
7th
8th
9th 10th 11th 12th
Physical Education
 Weekly participation
 About 98% elementary schools
 70% middle schools
 Less than 10% high schools
 More days, on average in rural schools
 PE class duration
 49% report 20-30 minutes; 41% report over 40
minutes
 17% of schools have decreased amount of time
for PE during last 3 years
Recess
 84% elementary schools offer
 25% have decreased time over past 3
years
 Typically follows lunch period
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Classroom……..75%
Playground…….41%
Gymnasium……38%
Multipurpose…..12%
 Cafeteria……….10%
Intersection of Policies
Kansas Policy Option?
Influencing Factors
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Factors influencing decisions regarding student
wellness, nutrition and physical activity
(strongly agree/agree– Administrators)
1. Laws & regulations……………67%
2. No Child Left Behind………….60%
3. Superintendent/principal
requests……………………......59%
4. Testing………………………....55%
5. Local board…………………....47%
6. Students…………………….....41%
7. Community…………………….38%
8. Budget………………………….17%
KHI Recommendations
1. Kansas needs to develop a comprehensive, statewide
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strategy
Progress and improvement using the school wellness
policy guidelines should be required in all Kansas public
K-12 schools
As recommended by the IOM, all food and beverages
sold or served to students in school should be healthful
and meet an accepted nutritional content standard
An in-depth review should be conducted of how the
school lunch program is financed at the local level
State policymakers should institute more comprehensive
physical education requirements in Kansas public middle
and high schools
Kansas lacks basic information on the level of overweight
and obesity among children – collect height and weight
data to calculate BMI of public school students
Kansas Health Institute
Healthier Kansans through informed decisions