School Health Index (SHI)
Basic Information
The SHI is a 182-item tool designed to help schools assess the extent to which they are implementing the policies and practices included in the research-based guidelines and strategies for school health and safety programs developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Transferability of measure across settings: Setting-specific
Citing Literature
Empirical use: Brener ND, Pejavara A, McManus, T. Applying the School Health Index to a nationally representative sample of schools: update for 2006. Journal of School Health. 2011;81(2):81-90. doi:10.1111/j.1746-1561.2010.00564.x
Policy Application in Reviewed Studies
Setting: Schools
Topic: Nutrition
Country: United States
PAPERS Ratings
Overall PAPERS Pragmatic Score:
14
Overall PAPERS Psychometric Score:
4