NAP SACC Publications:

Benjamin SE, Ammerman A, Sommers J, Dodds J, Neelon B, Ward DS. Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAP SACC): Results from a Pilot Program. J Nutr Edu Behav 2007;39:142-149.

Ammerman A, Ward DS, Benjamin SE, Ball SC, Sommers J, Malloy M, Dodds J. An Intervention to Promote Healthy Weight: Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAP SACC) Theory and Design. Prev Chron Dis (serial online) 2007 July. Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2007/jul/toc.htm.

Benjamin SE, Neelon B, Ball S, Bangdiwala SI, Ammerman AS, and Ward DS. Reliability and Validity of a Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007,:29 (5 July 2007). Available from: http://www.ijbnpa.org/content/4/1/29.

Ward DS, Benjamin SE, Ammerman AS, Ball SC, Neelon B, Bangdiwala SI. Nutrition and Physical Activity in Child Care: Results from an Environmental Intervention. Am J Prev Med 2008 (In press).

Related Publications:

Ball SC, Benjamin SE, Ward DS. Development and Reliability of an Observation Method to Assess Food Intake of Young Children in Child Care. J Am Diet Assoc 2007;107:656-661.

Bower JK, Hales DP, Tate DF, Rubin DA, Benjamin SE, Ward DS. The childcare environment and children's physical activity. Am J Prev Med, 2008;34(1); 23-29.

Ball SC, Benjamin SE, Ward DS. Dietary intakes in North Carolina child-care centers: are children meeting current recommendations? J Am Diet Assoc 2008;108:718-721.

Ward DS, Hales D, Haverly K, Marks J, Benjamin SE, Ball SC, Trost S. An instrument to assess the obesogenic environment of child care centers.Am J Health Behav, 2008 Jul-Aug;32(4):380-6.