The Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAP SACC)
Project Title
The Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAP SACC)
Funding Dates
01/2001-9/2007
Description
The Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAP SACC) program was an environmental intervention that aimed to affect change in the nutrition and physical activity practices, policies, and physical environments of child care facilities in support of healthy weight for young children. The NAP SACC program contained a number of components including a self-assessment instrument, continuing education workshops, collaborative action planning and technical assistance materials, and an extensive resource manual which includes copy ready materials. The NAP SACC intervention was designed for implementation through an existing infrastructure of public health professionals, typically registered nurses and health educators, trained as NAP SACC Consultants.
Research Areas
Cardiovascular Health, Obesity, and Diabetes
Children’s Health
Nutrition and Physical Activity
Additional Topics
Principal Investigator
Diane Ward, EdD
Funding
North Carolina DHHS – Evaluation of Healthy Weight Initiative (HWI); American Schools of Public Health/CDC cooperative agreement S3407-2323 – An Evaluation of the NAP SACC: An Intervention in Child Care; Promoting Healthy Weight Through Child Care: The NAP SACC Program, CDC SIP 16-05; Healthy Weight: Linking Child Care Centers with the Home, NIDDKDK073044-02
Links
News
- UNC-Chapel Hill’s NAPSACC program receives national recognition as “best evidence for impact” on childhood obesity
- Early childhood nutrition program recommended by First Lady’s Task Force on Childhood Obesity
- Five states selected to pilot GO NAPSACC and improve health habits in young children
- HPDP’s Dianne Ward, EdD, named as one of the world’s top experts in child care research