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A Cohort-Based Nutrition ECHO for Community Health Workers
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Thomas, Karmella T.; Friedman, Sarah A.; Larson, Madalyn J.; Jorgensen, Troy C.; Sharma, Sneha; Smith, Amie; Lavi, Mordechai S. – Health Education Research, 2023
Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) Nevada applied the ECHO virtual hub-and-spoke telementoring model over nine 6-week cohorts (between November 2019 and November 2021) supporting community health workers (CHWs) who advise clients with diabetes or pre-diabetes. This study describes the program implementation, including…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Health Personnel, Diabetes, Health Education
Influence of Implementation Strategies on Implementation Outcomes in a Statewide Dissemination of Faith, Activity, and Nutrition (FAN)
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Saunders, Ruth P.; Wilcox, Sara; Hutto, Brent – Health Education Research, 2022
Faith-based organizations are promising settings for implementation science because they can reach populations bearing a disproportionate burden of chronic disease. This study examined how implementation strategies influenced implementation outcomes in Faith, Activity, and Nutrition (FAN) statewide dissemination. Ninety-three (9%) of 985 invited…
Descriptors: Churches, Beliefs, Chronic Illness, Information Dissemination
Feasibility and Acceptability of B6: A Social Capital Program for Young Black Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Living with HIV
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Moore, Shamia J.; Wood-Palmer, Drew K.; Jones, Marxavian D.; Doraivelu, Kamini; Newman, Antonio, Jr.; Harper, Gary W.; Camacho-González, Andrés; del Río, Carlos; Sutton, Madeline Y.; Hussen, Sophia A. – Health Education Research, 2022
Young Black gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (YB-GBMSM) are disproportionately burdened by HIV and often exhibit suboptimal engagement in HIV care. With the goal of increasing engagement in HIV care, we designed a culturally specific, theory-based group-level program, Brothers Building Brothers by Breaking Barriers (B6), which…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Feasibility Studies, African Americans, LGBTQ People
Leading the Way: Competencies of Leadership to Prevent Mis-Implementation of Public Health Programs
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Moreland-Russell, Sarah; Farah Saliba, Louise; Rodriguez Weno, Emily; Smith, Romario; Padek, Margaret; Brownson, Ross C. – Health Education Research, 2022
Public health agencies are increasingly concerned with ensuring that they are maximizing limited resources by delivering effective programs to enhance population-level health outcomes. Preventing mis-implementation (ending effective activities prematurely or continuing ineffective ones) is necessary to sustain public health efforts and resources…
Descriptors: Leadership, Competence, Program Implementation, Public Health
Prior Health Promotion Experience and Intervention Outcomes in a Lay Health Advisor Intervention
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Woodard, Nathaniel; Chen, Chang; Huq, Maisha R.; He, Xin; Knott, Cheryl L. – Health Education Research, 2022
Training lay community members to implement health promotion interventions is an effective method to educate medically underserved populations. Some trainings are designed for individuals who already have a health-related background; however, others are developed for those with no previous health promotion experience. It is unknown whether those…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Lay People, Intervention, Correlation
Understanding the Experience of the Implementer: Teachers' Perspectives on Implementing a Classroom-Based Nutrition Education Program
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Bergling, Emily; Pendleton, Divyani; Owen, Heather; Shore, Emily; Risendal, Betsy; Harpin, Scott; Whitesell, Nancy; Puma, Jini – Health Education Research, 2021
School-based programs are widely implemented to combat childhood obesity, but these programs have mixed results. Dissemination and implementation science approaches to evaluation using qualitative methods can provide more robust details about program functioning that may be able to help explain the variation in the impact of these programs.…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Nutrition Instruction, Program Implementation, School Activities
Implementation of a Multilevel, Multicomponent Intervention for Obesity Control in Native American Communities (OPREVENT2): Challenges and Lessons Learned
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Gittelsohn, J.; Jock, B.; Poirier, L.; Wensel, C.; Pardilla, M.; Fleischhacker, S.; Bleich, S.; Swartz, J.; Trude, Angela C. B. – Health Education Research, 2020
OPREVENT2 was a multilevel, multicomponent (MLMC) adult obesity prevention that sought to improve access and demand for healthier food and physical activity opportunities in six Native American communities in the Southwest and Midwest. OPREVENT2 worked with worksites, food stores, schools (grades 2-6), through social media and mailings, and with a…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Intervention, Obesity, Health Behavior
Adaptation of Public Health Initiatives: Expert Views on Current Guidance and Opportunities to Advance Their Application and Benefit
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Yoong, Sze Lin; Bolsewicz, Katarzyna; Grady, Alice; Wyse, Rebecca; Sutherland, Rachel; Hodder, Rebecca Kate; Kingsland, Melanie; Nathan, Nicole; McCrabb, Sam; Bauman, Adrian; Wiggers, John; Moullin, Joanna; Albers, Bianca; Fernandez, Maria E.; Hall, Alix; Sims-Gould, Joanie; Taylor, Natalie; Rissel, Chris; Milat, Andrew; Bailey, Andrew; Batchelor, Samantha; Attia, John; Wolfenden, Luke – Health Education Research, 2020
While there is some guidance to support the adaptation of evidence-based public health interventions, little is known about adaptation in practice and how to best support public health practitioners in its operationalization. This qualitative study was undertaken with researchers, methodologists, policy makers and practitioners representing public…
Descriptors: Public Health, Intervention, Evidence Based Practice, Program Implementation
An Exploration of Constructs Related to Dissemination and Implementation of an Early Childhood Systems-Level Intervention
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Farewell, Charlotte V.; Puma, Jini; Bergling, Emily; Webb, Julie; Quinlan, Jennie; Shah, Puja; Maiurro, Emily – Health Education Research, 2020
Obesity and overweight in early childhood have detrimental impacts on children's health and development. Changing policy, system and environmental features focused on physical activity and healthy eating behaviors as part of health promotion interventions can play a key role in prevention strategies in early childhood education settings. These…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Health Promotion, Program Implementation, Evidence Based Practice
A Process Evaluation of the Communication for Healthy Communities Adolescent Health Program in Uganda
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Nalukwago, Judith; Alaii, Jane; van den Borne, Bart; Bukuluki, Paul Mukisa; Kimbowa, Musa; Bockh, Emily; Coutinho, Sheila Marunga; Crutzen, Rik – Health Education Research, 2020
This study is a process evaluation of an adolescent-focused intervention of the USAID Communication for Healthy Communities program, in Uganda. We used mixed methods including observation, consultations and review of program documents to collect data on program coverage, reach and factors influencing implementation. Findings show that program…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Programs, Adolescents, Program Effectiveness
'[…] the Situation in the Schools Still Remains the Achilles Heel.' Barriers to the Implementation of School Tobacco Policies--A Qualitative Study from Local Stakeholder's Perspective in Seven European Cities
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Hoffmann, Laura; Mlinaric, Martin; Mlard, Nora; Leo, Teresa; Grard, Adeline; Lindfors, Pirjo; Kunst, Anton E.; Richter, Matthias – Health Education Research, 2020
School tobacco policies (STPs) are a crucial strategy to reduce adolescents smoking. Existing studies have investigated STPs predominantly from a school-related 'insider' view. Yet, little is known about barriers that are not identified from the 'schools' perspective', such as perceptions of local stakeholders. Forty-six expert interviews from…
Descriptors: Barriers, Program Implementation, School Policy, Prevention
What Are the Factors Associated with the Implementation of a Peer-Led Health Promotion Program? Insights from a Multiple-Case Study
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Lorthios-Guilledroit, A.; Filiatrault, J.; Richard, L. – Health Education Research, 2019
Peer education is widely used as a health promotion strategy. However, few efforts have been undertaken to understand the implementation of peer-led health promotion programs (HPPs). This multiple-case study identifies factors facilitating the implementation of a peer-led HPP for older adults presenting with fear of falling ("Vivre en…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Health Programs, Health Promotion, Peer Teaching
An Evaluation of the Implementation of a Parent-Led, Games-Based Physical Activity Intervention: The Active Play at Home Quasi-Randomized Trial
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Rubin, D. A.; Wilson, K. S.; Honea, K. E.; Castner, D. M.; McGarrah, J. G.; Rose, D. J.; Dumont-Driscoll, M. – Health Education Research, 2019
Process evaluations provide insight into the implementation of complex interventions. This study is a process evaluation for the implementation of a parent-led physical activity intervention at home with youth with a rare neurodevelopmental disorder (Prader-Willi syndrome, PWS) and youth with non-syndromal obesity (NSO). Participants included 42…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Intervention, Neurological Impairments, Developmental Disabilities
Church Leaders' Barriers and Facilitators before and after Implementing a Physical Activity and Nutrition Intervention
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Bernhart, J. A.; Dunn, C. G.; Wilcox, S.; Saunders, R. P.; Sharpe, P. A.; Stucker, J. – Health Education Research, 2019
Faith-based health promotion programs have been effective in increasing healthy eating (HE) and physical activity (PA). Very few reports exist regarding church leaders' anticipated and experienced barriers and facilitators to program implementation. Pastors (n = 38, 70%) and program coordinators (n = 54, 100%) from churches (N = 54) who attended a…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Churches, Barriers, Program Implementation
Evaluation of a Training Aimed at Building Capacity for Outreaching to Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Women in Indonesia
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Nugroho, Adi; Coulter, Robert W. S.; Erasmus, Vicki; Laksmono, Pipiet A.; Mihari, Tengku S.; Richardus, Jan Hendrik – Health Education Research, 2019
Implementers of outreach program in Indonesia often provide formal training for their outreach workers (OWs) only at the startup. We believe continuous training can be provided by experienced OWs at any time if an appropriate training package is available. Using a one-group pre-test-post-test study design; we developed, implemented and evaluated…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, Males, Sexuality, Homosexuality
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