No studies have examined how rural and urban schools differ in the implementation of school salad bars.
For example, as part of a recent practicum experience I collaborated with the New Haven School Wellness Committee to evaluate the implementation of school wellness policies.
In a macroanalytic perspective, the implementation of school learning processes into larger social contexts (e.g., learning cultures; embeddedness of learning contexts in the employment system) can be supported.
Cafeteria understaffing and costs were obstacles to policy implementation.Site visits were a valuable methodology for evaluating the implementation of school district obesity-related policies and contributed to the development of a CBPR intervention to translate school food policies into practice.
This review aimed to describe factors (barriers and facilitators) that may influence the implementation of school physical activity policies which specify the time or intensity that physical activity should be implemented and to map these factors to a theoretical framework.
It stated: Teachers and administrators play an important role in delivering professional development at scale and we must better understand how they are prepared to facilitate and support the implementation of school-based professional development.
Both the implementation of school disciplinary practices and zero tolerance policies have a disproportionate impact on students of color.
It has been identified previously as a major determinant of success in the implementation of school-based programs [ 42, 43].
There was no increase in collision rates after the implementation of school crossing guards, despite previous evidence suggesting an association between higher collision rates, higher walking rates and the presence of crossing guards.
This was supported by formative assessment findings that identified educators' capacity as a barrier to the implementation of school-based health promotion programmes, as well as other research in this area [ 9].
School-based delivery of injections has proven to be very efficacious in New Zealand [ 25], but is a limited option in our setting due to low school attendance, recognised challenges in the implementation of school-based health programs in remote communities, and the requirement for ongoing prophylaxis for many people after school-leaving age.
