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Table 1 Selected process evaluation measures and minimum standards per intervention level

From: B’More healthy communities for kids: design of a multi-level intervention for obesity prevention for low-income African American children

Intervention level

Intervention component

Minimum standards for delivery

Policy

# of attendees/meeting

>25

 

# of different sectors represented/meeting

>6

 

# ABM sub-groups formed/year

>2

Wholesaler

# of food items that meets the nutrition guidelines per phase

≥3

 

# wholesalers that provide discount to BHCK intervention stores

2

 

% of shelf labels correctly placed

≥75%

Recreation Center/Peer Leader

# of planned intervention sessions delivered by youth-leaders

≥75%

 

# of kid interactions per session at the recreation center

≥12

Corner Store/Carryout

# of NEW promoted foods stocked per phase

≥4

 

# of kid interactions during interactive session/store/phase

≥20

 

# healthier options on menu (designated by green leaf)/phase

≥4

 

# reduced price healthier options on menu/phase

≥4

Family/SMS messaging, social media

% families receiving invitation to join SMS program

90%

 

% that join

40%

 

# SMS text messages sent to participants/week

2

 

% text messages received

80%

 

% families that participate in one of BHCK’s social media websites

50%

 

# posts/week on 1+ social media websites

1

 

# goal-setting messages/week

1