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To begin using the WPAT, you 
will first need to create a new team.  

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Go to the WPAT page located on the CDC Healthy 
Schools website. Click on the Start Here button.

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This will take you to the WPAT platform 
where you can access the assessment.  

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You will see some introductory information. 
In order to take the assessment, you will need  

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your reference number. If this is your first 
time visiting the WPAT, then you will need to  

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click on the register button to create 
a new team and get a reference number.

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To create a new team, you will need to provide 
a team name and add the email addresses of each  

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team member. The email addresses associated with 
the team are used only for correspondence directly  

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related to the WPAT team and changes to your team 
membership. These email addresses will not be used  

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in any other way and will only be viewable by 
other members of your team. Click add after each  

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email address you enter. When you are finished 
adding the email addresses of team members,  

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click the "Create Team" button. You will then 
receive an email with your WPAT reference number.  

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Keep this number as you will need it each time 
you want to log in to take the WPAT assessment.

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Once you receive the reference number by email, 
you can return to the WPAT login screen to add the  

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number to the reference number box on the login 
page, then press enter to register your team.

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Next, you will see the welcome to the Wellness 
Policy in Action Tool page. This page will provide  

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the following details: a brief overview of the 
tool and information on the 31 topics addressed,  

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an explanation of how the School Health Index 
and WellSAT 3.0 tools play a role in the WPAT,  

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and information on how you can use scores from a 
previously completed School Health Index and WellSAT  

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assessment to complete the WPAT. If you have 
not completed the School Health Index and WellSAT,

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you can still complete the WPAT assessment 
by answering questions directly in the WPAT tool.

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After you have read this information, 
click start a new WPAT to begin. 

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On this page, create a name for the current 
assessment. For example, "ABC123 for Spring  

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2023". And select whether the assessment is for 
an elementary school, middle school, or high  

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school. Click the continue button this will take 
you to the first page of the WPAT assessment.

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You can now begin the WPAT assessment. 
Our next video will show how to begin  

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answering the WPAT questions and 
how to navigate through the tool.