Wellness School Assessment Tool (WellSAT)
Basic Information
The WellSAT is a 67-item tool, which provides a subjective, online system for evaluating school wellness policies in six categories: Nutrition Education, Standards for USDA School Meals, Nutrition Standards, Physical Education and Physical Activity, Wellness Promotion and Marketing, and Evaluation.
Transferability of measure across settings: Setting-specific
Citing Literature
Empirical use: Francis E, Hivner E, Hoke A, Ricci T, Watach A, Kraschnewski J. Quality of local school wellness policies for physical activity and resultant implementation in Pennsylvania schools. Journal of Public Health. 2018;40(3):591-597. doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdx130
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:
10

Note: Blank psychometric constructs were not assessed in included studies.
Overall PAPERS Psychometric Score:
-1