Active Ottumwa: Adapting Evidence-Based Recommendations to Promote Physical Activity in a Micropolitan New Destination Community

Barbara I Baquero; Christine M. Kava; Sato Ashida; Jason Daniel-Ulloa; Helena H. Laroche; Heidi Haines; Rebecca Bucklin; Adriana Maldonado; Mayra Coronado Garcia; Sandy Berto; Dan Sewell; Nicole Novak; Kathleen Janz; Claudia Gates; Edith A. Parker

doi:10.3390/ijerph15050917

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Active Ottumwa: Adapting Evidence-Based Recommendations to Promote Physical Activity in a Micropolitan New Destination Community

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Active Ottumwa: Adapting Evidence-Based Recommendations to Promote Physical Activity in a Micropolitan New Destination Community

Barbara I Baquero, Christine M. Kava, Sato Ashida, Jason Daniel-Ulloa, Helena H. Laroche, Heidi Haines, Rebecca Bucklin, Adriana Maldonado, Mayra Coronado Garcia, Sandy Berto, …

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol.15(5), 917

05/01/2018

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15050917

PMCID: PMC5981956

PMID: 29734709

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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.

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Title: Subtitle: Active Ottumwa: Adapting Evidence-Based Recommendations to Promote Physical Activity in a Micropolitan New Destination Community
Creators: Barbara I Baquero - University of Iowa, Community and Behavioral Health
Christine M. Kava - University of Iowa
Sato Ashida - University of Iowa, Center for Social Science Innovation
Jason Daniel-Ulloa - University of Iowa, Community and Behavioral Health
Helena H. Laroche - University of Iowa, Internal Medicine
Heidi Haines - University of Iowa Prevention Research Center, Department of Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa College of Public Health, 145 N. Riverside Dr., Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
Rebecca Bucklin - University of Iowa, Community and Behavioral Health
Adriana Maldonado - University of Iowa Prevention Research Center, Department of Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa College of Public Health, 145 N. Riverside Dr., Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
Mayra Coronado Garcia - Department of Biostatistics, University of Iowa College of Public Health, 145 N. Riverside Dr., Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
Sandy Berto - University of Iowa, Community and Behavioral Health
Dan Sewell - University of Iowa, Biostatistics
Nicole Novak - University of Iowa, Community and Behavioral Health
Kathleen Janz - University of Iowa, Epidemiology
Claudia Gates - Community Advisory Board representative, Ottumwa Prevention Research Center office, 205 E. Main St., Ottumwa, IA 52556, USA
Edith A. Parker - University of Iowa, Public Health Administration
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol.15(5), 917
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15050917
PMID: 29734709
PMCID: PMC5981956
NLM abbreviation: Int J Environ Res Public Health
ISSN: 1660-4601
eISSN: 1660-4601
Publisher: MDPI AG
Grant note: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: 1 U48 DP005021-01; National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences: U54TR001356. The authors declare no conﬂict of interest.
Language: English
Date published: 05/01/2018
Academic Unit: Public Health Administration; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Epidemiology; Biostatistics; Injury Prevention Research Center; Public Policy Center (Archive); Community and Behavioral Health; Health, Sport, and Human Physiology ; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9983756977902771

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