Maryland Wellness Policies and Practices Project (MWPPP)

About Us

The mission of the Maryland Wellness Policies and Practices Project (MWPPP) is to enhance opportunities for healthy eating and physical activity for Maryland students by helping schools and school systems create and implement comprehensive written wellness policies.

The MWPPP uses a continuous quality improvement model to enhance wellness policy implementation in schools throughout Maryland. The MWPP team uses the data from the biennial evaluation to develop and distribute county and state-level data reports. These reports outline system-level data and tailored evidence-based recommendations.

Objectives

• To evaluate the quality, strength, and comprehensiveness of written wellness policies
• To evaluate the implementation of wellness policies at the school and system-level
• To provide tailored technical assistance to schools and school systems to support wellness policy implementation
• To evaluate the impact of wellness policy implementation on health and academic outcomes

Tools and Resources

Reports

• 2020 Maryland Data Report
• 2018 Maryland Data Report
• 2016 Maryland Data Report
• 2014 Maryland Data Report

Guides

• 2014 Making Wellness Work, One School at a Time, A Guide for School-Level Implementation of Wellness Policies and Strategies, May 2014
• 2009 Making Wellness Work, A Guide to Implementing and Monitoring Wellness Policies in Maryland, January 2009

Surveys

• 2019 MWPPP School Survey
• 2019 MWPPP System Survey
• 2017 MWPPP School Survey
• 2017 MWPPP System Survey‌
• 2015 MWPPP School Survey
• 2015 MWPPP System Survey
• 2013 MWPPP School Survey
• 2013 MWPPP System Survey

The Team

PI: Erin Hager, PhD, Associate Professor