title: Integrating research, policy, and practice in school-based physical activity prevention programming: the School Health Action, Planning, and Evaluation System (SHAPES) Physical Activity Module.
abstract: The School Health Action, Planning, and Evaluation System (SHAPES) is a data collection and feedback system designed to support population-based intervention planning, evaluation, and field research related to youth. The Physical Activity Module of SHAPES consists of: (a) a machine readable questionnaire to collect physical activity data from all students (grades 6 to 12) in a school, (b) a school administrator questionnaire to assess school policies, programs, and resources related to physical activity, and (c) a school-specific feedback report documenting student behavior and school programs and policies. This SHAPES module provides schools with feedback that enables them to take stock of patterns of activity and obesity within their school, recognize what is (and what is not) in place to support physical activity, and how to plan and evaluate their own prevention efforts. SHAPES enables researchers and stakeholders to identify what interventions work, in what contexts, with what students.
authors.affiliation: Division of Preventive Oncology at Cancer Care Ontario in Toronto, Ontario.
authors.forename: Scott T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Leatherdale
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manske
authors.forename: Suzy L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Roy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cameron
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002170:Canada; D003479:Curriculum; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D012572:School Health Services