Development and Validation of the Policies, Opportunities, Initiatives and Notable Topics (POINTS) Audit for Campuses and Worksites

Tanya M Horacek¹, Marlei Simon^{2

3}, Elif Dede Yildirim⁴, Adrienne A White⁵, Karla P Shelnutt⁶, Kristin Riggsbee⁷, Melissa D Olfert⁸, Jesse Stabile Morrell⁹, Anne E Mathews¹⁰, Wenjun Zhou¹¹, Tandalayo Kidd¹², Kendra Kattelmann¹³, Geoffrey Greene¹⁴, Lisa Franzen-Castle¹⁵, Sarah Colby¹⁶, Carol Byrd-Bredbenner¹⁷, Onikia Brown¹⁸

Affiliations

¹ Department of Public Health Food Studies and Nutrition, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA. thoracek@syr.edu.
² Department of Public Health Food Studies and Nutrition, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA. mbsimon21@gmail.com.
³ Department of Food and Nutrition, Augusta University Medical Center, Augusta, GA 30904, USA. mbsimon21@gmail.com.
⁴ Human Development and Family Studies, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA. elifdy@auburn.edu.
⁵ School of Food and Agriculture, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5735, USA. awhite@maine.edu.
⁶ Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA. kpagan@ufl.edu.
⁷ Department of Nutrition, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA. kolmstea@vols.utk.edu.
⁸ Division of Animal and Nutritional Sciences, School of Agriculture, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA. melissa.olfert@mail.wvu.edu.
⁹ Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA. jesse.morrell@unh.edu.
¹⁰ Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA. anne.mathews@ufl.edu.
¹¹ Department of Business Analytics and Statistics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA. wzhou4@utk.edu.
¹² Department of Food, Nutrition, Dietetics and Health, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA. martan@k-state.edu.
¹³ Health and Nutritional Sciences Department, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA. kendra.kattelmann@sdstate.edu.
¹⁴ Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA. ggreene@uri.edu.
¹⁵ Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA. lfranzen2@unl.edu.
¹⁶ Department of Nutrition, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA. scolby1@utk.edu.
¹⁷ Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA. Bredbenner@sebs.rutgers.edu.
¹⁸ Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Hospitality Management, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA. onb0001@auburn.edu.

PMID: 30836633
PMCID: PMC6427413
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16050778

Development and Validation of the Policies, Opportunities, Initiatives and Notable Topics (POINTS) Audit for Campuses and Worksites

Tanya M Horacek et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019.

. 2019 Mar 4;16(5):778.

doi: 10.3390/ijerph16050778.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Public Health Food Studies and Nutrition, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA. thoracek@syr.edu.
² Department of Public Health Food Studies and Nutrition, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA. mbsimon21@gmail.com.
³ Department of Food and Nutrition, Augusta University Medical Center, Augusta, GA 30904, USA. mbsimon21@gmail.com.
⁴ Human Development and Family Studies, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA. elifdy@auburn.edu.
⁵ School of Food and Agriculture, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5735, USA. awhite@maine.edu.
⁶ Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA. kpagan@ufl.edu.
⁷ Department of Nutrition, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA. kolmstea@vols.utk.edu.
⁸ Division of Animal and Nutritional Sciences, School of Agriculture, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA. melissa.olfert@mail.wvu.edu.
⁹ Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA. jesse.morrell@unh.edu.
¹⁰ Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA. anne.mathews@ufl.edu.
¹¹ Department of Business Analytics and Statistics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA. wzhou4@utk.edu.
¹² Department of Food, Nutrition, Dietetics and Health, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA. martan@k-state.edu.
¹³ Health and Nutritional Sciences Department, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA. kendra.kattelmann@sdstate.edu.
¹⁴ Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA. ggreene@uri.edu.
¹⁵ Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA. lfranzen2@unl.edu.
¹⁶ Department of Nutrition, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA. scolby1@utk.edu.
¹⁷ Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA. Bredbenner@sebs.rutgers.edu.
¹⁸ Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Hospitality Management, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA. onb0001@auburn.edu.

PMID: 30836633
PMCID: PMC6427413
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16050778

Abstract

Background: Workplace or campus wellness/obesity-prevention policies and initiatives can improve health. Research tools to assess worksite or campus policies/initiatives are scarce. Thus, the aim of this research is to develop and validate the policies, opportunities, initiatives, and notable topics (POINTS) audit. Methods: POINTS was developed and refined via expert review, pilot-testing, and field testing. Trained researchers completed a web-based review from a student-focus or employee-focus regarding 34 health-promoting topics for colleges. Each topic was evaluated on a 0⁻2 scale: 0 = no policy/initiative, 1 = initiatives, 2 = written policy. When a written policy was detected, additional policy support questions (administered, monitored, reviewed) were completed. Results: Cronbach's Alpha for the student-focused POINTS audit was α = 0.787 (34 items, possible points = 65), and for the employee-focused POINTS audit was α = 0.807 (26 items, possible points = 50). A total of 115 student-focused and 33 employee-focused audits were completed. Although there was little evidence of policy presence beyond stimulant standards (smoking and alcohol), there were extensive examples of health initiatives. The student-focused POINTS audit was validated using the Healthier Campus Initiative's survey. Conclusions: POINTS is a web-based audit tool that is valid and useful for pre-assessment, advocacy, benchmarking, and tracking policies for health and well-being for students (campus) and employees (worksite).

Keywords: college; environmental audit; health promotion policy; web-based assessment.

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An example of the phases of identifying a policy with POINTS, regarding nutrient standards.

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