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Table 1 Healthy ONES efficacy study intervention goals, target environments and strategies

From: The healthy options for nutrition environments in schools (Healthy ONES) group randomized trial: using implementation models to change nutrition policy and environments in low income schools

Target Environment

Target Strategy

Goal: Eliminate unhealthy foods and beverages on campus.

Classroom

·Exclusive use of nonfood rewards

·Unhealthy foods and beverages from home not allowed

·Fundraising with nonfood activities

Before/After School

·Unhealthy foods and beverages from home not allowed

·School-wide fundraising with nonfood activities

Recess

·Unhealthy foods and beverages from home not allowed

Cafeteria (school meals)

·Unhealthy foods and beverages from home not allowed

 

·Stop sale of competitive foods during school meals

 

·Advertising/Mmarketing of approved healthy foods and beverages only

Goal: Develop nutrition services as main source for healthful eating (HE).

Classroom

·Provide active nutrition education (i.e. field trips to cafeteria)

Before/After School

·Communicate nutrition messages to parents

 

·Provide only healthy foods/beverages

Cafeteria (school meals)

·Advertising/marketing of approved healthy foods and beverages only

 

·Communicate nutrition messages to parents

 

·Sales of approved healthy foods and beverages

Goal: School staff modeling healthful eating (HE).

Classroom

·Teachers not consuming unhealthy foods/beverages

·Teachers promoting HE messages

·Reward teachers for HE activities

Before/After School

·School staff not consuming unhealthy foods/beverages

·Reward school staff for HE activities

Recess

·Teachers not consuming unhealthy foods/beverages

·Reward school staff for HE activities

Cafeteria (school meals)

·School staff not consuming unhealthy foods/beverages

 

·Reward school staff for HE activities