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Health in all policies: Early Child Care Sector
Health in all policies: Early Child Care Sector
Monday, November 2, 2015
: 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
In 2007, the NYC Health Department amended the Health Code to increase standards for physical activity in group childcare centers, requiring 60 minutes of physical activity per day for children aged 12 months or older, regardless of weather or space. To increase compliance, the Health Department began a rigorous teacher training schedule, particularly in high poverty neighborhoods. One evaluation showed longer hours of operation and more children per class inhibited compliance while dedicated outdoor space and staff trainings increased it. This presentation will describe the regulation, its implementation, and key findings from two periods of post-evaluation data.
Learning Areas:
Public health or related public policyLearning Objectives:
Demonstrate the importance of regulatory authority
Assess the importance of self-reported knowledge about the regulation
Discuss compliance and Implementation
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the primary researcher on this topic
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.