Resources

Research Tools

Food Retail

Healthy Beverage Default Policy Restaurant Manager Interview Guide

This guide was developed to interview restaurant managers to assess the implementation of a statewide healthy default beverage policy in Illinois.

Healthy Beverage Default Policy Stakeholder Interview Guide

This guide was used to interview staff from the state health agency during an implementation assessment of Illinois’ healthy default beverage policy.

Qualitative Data Analysis Plan with Coding Guide

This document describes the approach to coding and analyzing qualitative data for the implementation evaluation of a statewide healthy default beverage policy in Illinois.

Healthy Beverage Default Policy Restaurant Kids’ Meals Implementation Guide

This implementation guide was developed to help non-governmental organizations, legislators, and government agencies communicate, implement, monitor, and enforce Healthy Beverage Default policies effectively.

Marketing

Codebook & Coding Manual for the Study of Youth Exposure to Marketing on Digital Media

This manual describes the approach to coding screen capture data collected for a study assessing youth (aged 8-17) exposure to food and beverage marketing on digital media; secondary outcomes include marketing of alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, and gambling on digital media.

Taxes and Subsidies

Beverage Tax Fast-Food Restaurant Observation Form

Researchers can use this 7-page instrument to evaluate the extent to which prices and marketing change in fast-food restaurants following the introduction of a beverage tax.

Development and Reliability Testing of the Beverage Tax Fast Food Restaurant Observation Form

This research brief includes results from the development and reliability testing of the Beverage Tax Fast-Food Restaurant Observation Form.

Beverage Tax Food Store Observation Form

Researchers can use this 13-page instrument to evaluate the extent to which prices and marketing change in food stores following the introduction of a beverage tax.

Development and Reliability Testing of Beverage Tax Food Store Observation Form

This research brief includes results from the development and reliability testing of the Beverage Tax Food Store Observation Form.