A quasi-experimental study to mobilize rural low-income communities to assess and improve the ecological environment to prevent childhood obesity

Table 2 Summary and timeline of outcome measures for intervention and comparison communities

Measure/ variable	Target audience	Tool	Year 2 (PRE)	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5 (POST)
Coalition self-assessments	Community coalition members		x	x	x	x
Parental perceptions and practices	Low-income parents of preschool age children living in project communities	Active Where [17]	x			x
Community-at-large environment	Project communities	CHLI [18]	x			x
Neighborhood environment	Project community neighborhoods	CHLI [18]	x			x
Early Childhood Center policies and practices	Project community early childhood centers	CHLI [18]	x			x
Project Reflections	Project staff, coaches		x	x	x	x
Interviews	Coalition members, coaches					x
Ripple effect mapping	Community coalition members					x

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