title: PACES: a Physical Activity Campus Environmental Supports Audit on university campuses.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study evaluated the policy and built and recreation environmental supports for physical activity on 13 university campuses.
  
  
  METHODS
  Environmental audit survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirteen U.S. universities, 2009. Subjects. University policies, recreation programs and facilities, and at least five additional buildings per campus.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Physical Activity Campus Environmental Supports Audit was developed for this study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Analysis of variance with post hoc Tukey's B and χ(2) assessed differences by institution and building type.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean obesogenic policy score was significantly lower than the desired score, ≥7 (p = .002), with only one campus scoring 10. The mean built environment audit score (5.4 ± 1.7) was low, with significant differences between institutions (p < .001) and only three campuses scoring above the desired score, ≥7. Although generally stairwells were clean and well lighted, there was a lack of signage to encourage stair use (p < .001). Overall, recreation programs (7.1 ± .7) and facilities (7.1 ± 1.2) scored well, but amenities scores were lower for satellite (2.8 ± 1.6) versus main (4.1 ± 1.8) recreation facilities (p = .04).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  On these 13 university campuses, recreation programs and facilities were supportive of healthful lifestyles for obesity prevention, but policies and the built environment were not. This physical activity environmental audit survey requires testing in a wider sample of postsecondary institutions to corroborate its utility and provide evidence to support initiatives to improve campus environments for physical activity.
authors.forename: Tanya M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Horacek
authors.forename: Adrienne A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Byrd-Bredbenner
authors.forename: Melissa M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Reznar
authors.forename: Melissa D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Olfert
authors.forename: Jesse S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Morrell
authors.forename: Mallory M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Koenings
authors.forename: Onikia N
authors.initials: ON
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Karla P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Shelnutt
authors.forename: Kendra K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Kattelmann
authors.forename: Geoffrey W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Greene
authors.forename: Sarah E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Colby
authors.forename: Carrie A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Thompson-Snyder
mesh_terms: D004779:Environment Design; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control; D016134:Organizational Policy; D011998:Recreation; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014495:Universities