Maryland Wellness Policies and Practices Project Survey (MWPPP)
Basic Information
The MWPPP is a 91-item survey that examines strength and comprehensiveness of local wellness policies and tracks school-level implementation longitudinally.
Transferability of measure across settings: Setting-specific
Citing Literature
Development article: Hager ER, Rubio DS, Eidel GS, et al. Implementation of local wellness policies in schools: role of school systems, school health councils, and health disparities. The Journal of School Health. 2016;86(10):742-750. doi:10.1111/josh.12430
Empirical use: Lane HG, Deitch R, Wang Y, et al. “Wellness Champions for Change,” a multi-level intervention to improve school-level implementation of local wellness policies: study protocol for a cluster randomized trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2018;75:29-39. doi:10.1016/j.cct.2018.10.008
Policy Application in Reviewed Studies
Setting: Schools
Topic: Nutrition; Physical activity
Country: United States
PAPERS Ratings

Note: Blank pragmatic constructs indicate inadequate reporting to assign a non-zero score.
Overall PAPERS Pragmatic Score:
11

Note: Blank psychometric constructs were not assessed in included studies.
Overall PAPERS Psychometric Score:
8