Active Ottumwa
Adapting Evidence-Based Recommendations to Promote Physical Activity in a Micropolitan New Destination Community
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Background : Evidence-based interventions have been developed and tested to promote physical activity, but fewer studies have focused on identifying effective intervention strategies for mid-size rural communities, especially new immigrant destinations. We report here on the design and implementation of Active Ottumwa, a community-wide intervention using a lay health advisor approach to increase physical activity in a micropolitan new destination community in the rural state of Iowa. Methods : The Active Ottumwa study is part of a community-academic partnership in Ottumwa, IA. Evidence-based strategies recommended by the Community Guide for Preventive Services guided study implementation and included behavioral and social, campaign and informational, and environmental and policy approaches. Evaluation methods for this study are multi-faceted and include a cross-sectional community survey, longitudinal cohort assessment, observational data, key informant interviews, and project records. Results : We are currently in our second year of intervention implementation, with 45 lay health advisors (termed physical activity leaders here) trained to carry out behavioral and social intervention approaches, including walking groups, tai chi, and yoga. We have completed a communication and informational campaign utilizing five channels. Our longitudinal cohort has been recruited, with baseline and 12-month data collection completed. Conclusions : This study will assess the effectiveness and impact of a community-wide intervention to support physical activity
Baseline (sea · Cohort · Destinations · Environmental health · General partnership · Geography · Health promotion · Intervention (counseling · Observational study · Political science · Psychological intervention · Public health · Medicine · Nursing · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology · Urban Transport and Accessibility · Gerontology
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Protegiendo Nuestra Comunidad
Lay health advisors as community change agents
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The lay health advisor model in theory and practice
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Immigrant Gateways and Hispanic Migration to New Destinations
Differential correlates of physical activity in urban and rural adults of various socioeconomic backgrounds in the United States
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Fe en Acción
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Effectiveness-implementation Hybrid Designs
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Latinos, residential segregation and spatial assimilation in micropolitan areas
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