Dissemination and Implementation of Faith, Activity, and Nutrition
| Status: | Enrolling by invitation |
|---|---|
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 10/5/2018 |
| Start Date: | January 2015 |
| End Date: | September 2019 |
Faith, Activity, and Nutrition: Dissemination in Underserved Communities
The USC PRC's applied research project will study the dissemination and implementation of an
evidence-based program shown previously to significantly increase physical activity and fruit
and vegetable intake in churches in South Carolina (Faith, Activity, and Nutrition; FAN).
Guided by two theoretical frameworks, the specific aims of the applied research project are
to: 1) examine the adoption and reach of FAN in churches and organizational factors
associated with adoption; 2) characterize implementation fidelity and multilevel factors
associated with implementation; 3) describe organizational maintenance of FAN and factors
associated with maintenance; and 4) study the effectiveness of FAN. In Phase 1, churches in a
rural county with a high proportion of African American residents will be randomized to
receive training in FAN from a community health advisor (n=40) or to be part of a delayed
intervention control group (n=20). In Phase 2, a quasi-experimental study wil be done with a
large religious denomination in SC (churches are not randomized).
evidence-based program shown previously to significantly increase physical activity and fruit
and vegetable intake in churches in South Carolina (Faith, Activity, and Nutrition; FAN).
Guided by two theoretical frameworks, the specific aims of the applied research project are
to: 1) examine the adoption and reach of FAN in churches and organizational factors
associated with adoption; 2) characterize implementation fidelity and multilevel factors
associated with implementation; 3) describe organizational maintenance of FAN and factors
associated with maintenance; and 4) study the effectiveness of FAN. In Phase 1, churches in a
rural county with a high proportion of African American residents will be randomized to
receive training in FAN from a community health advisor (n=40) or to be part of a delayed
intervention control group (n=20). In Phase 2, a quasi-experimental study wil be done with a
large religious denomination in SC (churches are not randomized).
Inclusion Criteria:
- Phase 1 churches: church in Fairfield County, SC with at least 20 members who
regularly attend worship service
- Phase 2 churches: church in the SC Conference of the United Methodist Church
- Members (phase 1): adult who regularly attends church participating in the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Members (phase 1): under the age of 18
- Members (phase 1): does not regularly attend church participating in the study
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