Fitcheck and Fitness Folder Records, 1994-1997

<p>This dataset represents a group of paper records (a "series") within the Harvard School of Public Health Harvard Prevention Research Center records, 1992-2003 (inclusive), 1994-2003 (bulk), which can be accessed on-site at the Center for the History of Medicine at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. The series consists primarily of raw data fitness questionnaires completed by students during the Harvard Prevention Research Center's randomized control trial of the Planet Health curriculum.</p>
<p>Questionnaires were called Fitness Folders during the first year of the trial (1995-1996) and FitChecks during the following year (1996-1997), although both collected the same information: amount of time spent on physical ("fit") activities and stationary ("sit") activities; fitness goals; and activity self-evaluation. Questionnaires were completed at middle schools in several Massachusetts cities and towns, including Cambridge, Framingham, Lynn, and Somerville. Subseries also includes: analyzed questionnaire data; blank questionnaires and questionnaire instructions; administrative and program planning correspondence; and fitness folder drafts and related production correspondence.</p>

<p>Attached to the "Fitcheck and Fitness Folder Records, 1994-1997" dataset are files, digitized from their original paper copies, that serve as examples of the records that may be found in the series. Additional data and associated records are accessible onsite at the Center for the History of Medicine per the conditions governing access described below.</p>

<p>Conditions Governing Access to Original Collection Materials: The series represented by this dataset includes health information that is restricted for 80 years from the date of record creation, and Harvard University records that are restricted for 50 years from the date of record creation. Researchers should contact <a href="https://www.countway.harvard.edu/chom/research-and-access">Public Services</a> for more information.</p>

<p>The Harvard School of Public Health Harvard Prevention Research Center records were processed with grant funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, as awarded and administered by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) in 2016. View the <a href="http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HMS.Count:med00242">Harvard Prevention Research Center Records finding aid</a> for a full collection inventory of both paper and digital records, and for more information about accessing and using the collection.</p>

本数据集为哈佛公共卫生学院（Harvard School of Public Health）哈佛预防研究中心（Harvard Prevention Research Center）档案中的一组纸质档案（即“系列档案”），时间跨度为1992年至2003年（含首尾年份），核心馆藏的形成时间为1994年至2003年。该档案可在马萨诸塞州波士顿市弗朗西斯·A·康特韦医学图书馆医学史中心（Center for the History of Medicine at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine）进行现场查阅。本系列档案主要收录学生在哈佛预防研究中心针对“Planet Health”课程开展的随机对照试验（randomized control trial）中填写的原始体能调查问卷数据。

在试验第一年（1995—1996年），此类问卷被称为“Fitness Folders（体能档案夹）”，次年（1996—1997年）则更名为“FitChecks”，二者采集的信息完全一致：包括体力（“体能相关”）活动与静态（“久坐”）活动的耗时、体能目标设定以及活动自我评估情况。问卷由马萨诸塞州多个城镇的中学学生填写，涉及剑桥、弗雷明汉、林恩以及萨默维尔等地。该子系列档案还包括：经分析的问卷数据、空白问卷及问卷填写说明、行政与项目规划往来信函、体能档案夹草稿及相关制作往来信函。

本“FitCheck与体能档案夹档案（1994—1997年）”数据集附带了从原始纸质档案数字化而来的文件，作为本系列档案中可查阅记录的示例。其余数据及相关档案可按照下文所述的查阅规则，在医学史中心进行现场查阅。

原始馆藏查阅管理规定：本数据集所代表的系列档案包含健康信息，自档案创建之日起需限制查阅80年；哈佛大学相关档案则自创建之日起限制查阅50年。研究人员可联系<a href="https://www.countway.harvard.edu/chom/research-and-access">公共服务部门</a>获取更多信息。

哈佛公共卫生学院哈佛预防研究中心档案由安德鲁·W·梅隆基金会（Andrew W. Mellon Foundation）提供资助完成整理，该资助于2016年由图书馆与信息资源委员会（Council on Library and Information Resources, CLIR）授予并管理。可访问<a href="http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HMS.Count:med00242">哈佛预防研究中心档案查找指南</a>，获取纸质与数字档案的完整馆藏清单，以及关于该馆藏查阅与使用的更多信息。