County ______

Community ______

Environmental Scan

Data Collection Form

Background Information

Please complete this form for each store observed.

Date:______Store Name:______

Area:______Team:______

Store Type (check one)

Chain Convenience Gas Station Pharmacy Small Market Supermarket

Other (please specify): ______

Street Address: ______

City:______State: ______

Is the store within 1,000 feet of a school?….. Yes No

Is the store within 1,000 feet of a church?….. Yes No

Is the store within 1,000 feet of a playground or recreational facility?….. Yes No

Is the store within 1,000 feet of a daycare center?….. Yes No

Other observations: ______

Environmental Scan

Data Collection Form - Tobacco

Outside Survey

Please complete this form for each store observed.

Standing outside the store, carefully look at the store’s visible walls, windows, outside areas, etc. Chances are there are lots of signs and advertising. There are several types of ads for cigarettes, smokeless tobacco and alcoholic beverage products you might see such as home-made signs, professionally produced posters or signs advertising specific brands, neon signs, small brand stickers on the door, or mini-billboards on the store’s property. Record the type and brands of the visible tobacco product ads below:

Marlboro / Camel / Winston / Kool / Newport / Others / Smokeless Tobacco
Store-made signs or ads
Professional signs or ads
Other tobacco promotions or ads
Anti-smoking signs
Minimum-age notices “We Card”

Other Observations: ______

Environmental Scan

Data Collection Form - Alcohol

Outside Survey

Please complete this form for each store observed.

Standing outside the store, carefully look at the store’s visible walls, windows, outside areas, etc. Chances are there are lots of signs and advertising. There are several types of ads for cigarettes, smokeless tobacco and alcoholic beverage products you might see such as home-made signs, professionally produced posters or signs advertising specific brands, neon signs, small brand stickers on the door, or mini-billboards on the store’s property. Record the type and brands of the visible alcoholic beverage ads below:

Beer / Alcopops / Liquor / Malt Liquor / Wine / Wine Coolers / Others
Store-made signs or ads
Professional signs or ads
Other alcohol promotions or ads
Anti-drinking signs
Minimum-age notices “We Card”

Other Observations: ______

Environmental Scan

Data Collection Form-Tobacco

Quick Inside Survey

Please complete this form for each store observed.

Access to Tobacco Products

Cigarettes (check one):

  Self-serve (located where customers can reach the cigarettes by themselves)

  Behind the counter

  In locked case, not behind counter

  Other location requiring clerk assistance

Smokeless Tobacco (check one):

  Self-serve (located where customers can reach the cigarettes by themselves)

  Behind the counter

  In locked case, not behind counter

  Other location requiring clerk assistance

Other Tobacco Products (check one) ______(type)

  Self-serve (located where customers can reach the cigarettes by themselves)

  Behind the counter

  In locked case, not behind counter

  Other location requiring clerk assistance

Are cigarettes near candy displays……………………………….. Yes No

Are other tobacco products near candy displays…………………. Yes No

Are cigarettes where store clerks can easily see them? ………….. Yes No

Are other tobacco products where clerks can easily see them? ..… Yes No

Tobacco Ads Inside the Store

Are tobacco ads or signs located at three feet from the floor or below? …... Yes No

Are there any smoking prevention use ads or signs? ………………...…….. Yes No

Are there any signs informing customers that there is a minimum age to purchase

tobacco products, or that they don’t sell tobacco products to minors? …… Yes No


Environmental Scan

Data Collection Form-Alcohol

Quick Inside Survey

Please complete this form for each store observed.

Access to Alcohol Products

Beer (check one or more):

  On the shelf

  In a display at the front of the store

  In a refrigerated area

  Other location requiring clerk assistance

Wine Coolers (check one or more):

  On the shelf

  In a display at the front of the store

  In a refrigerated area

  Other location requiring clerk assistance

Other Alcohol Products (check one or more) ______(type)

  On the shelf

  In a display at the front of the store

  In a refrigerated area

  Other location requiring clerk assistance

Are alcohol products near candy displays……………………………….. Yes No

Are alcohol products cold (ready to consume)………..…………………. Yes No

Are alcohol products where store clerks can easily see them? ………….. Yes No

Alcohol Ads Inside the Store

Are alcohol ads or signs located at three feet from the floor or below? …... Yes No

Are there any alcohol use or abuse prevention ads or signs? ………….….. Yes No

Are there any signs informing customers that there is a minimum age to purchase

Alcohol products, or that they don’t sell alcohol products to minors? ….… Yes No