Trial reportPreventive medicine2014
Weight gain prevention in the school worksite setting: results of a multi-level cluster randomized trial.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic review of the effectiveness of health promotion interventions targeting obesity prevention in school-based staff.Health promotion international · 2022Pooled it
- Effectiveness of workplace wellness programmes for dietary habits, overweight, and cardiometabolic health: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The Lancet. Public health · 2021Pooled it
- Effect of workplace physical activity interventions on the cardio-metabolic health of working adults: systematic review and meta-analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2019Pooled it
- Strategies to improve the implementation of workplace-based policies or practices targeting tobacco, alcohol, diet, physical activity and obesity.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Using the CDC's Worksite Health ScoreCard as a Framework to Examine Worksite Health Promotion and Physical Activity.Preventing chronic disease · 2018Pooled it
- Evaluation of Worksite Wellness Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs and Their Subsequent Impact on Participants' Body Composition.Journal of obesity · 2018Pooled it
- Randomized Trials of Nurse-Delivered Interventions in Weight Management Research: A Systematic Review.Western journal of nursing research · 2017Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Workplace Weight Management Interventions: a Systematic Review.Current obesity reports · 2016Pooled it
- Perceived weight status and weight change among a U.S. adult sample.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2017Trial
- Influence of family, friend and coworker social support and social undermining on weight gain prevention among adults.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2014Trial
- 50k4Life: A SMART study protocol to improve walking engagement in public school employees on the US-Mexico border.Contemporary clinical trials · 2026Article
- The Healthy Kids & Families study: Outcomes of a 24-month childhood obesity prevention intervention.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- Engagement in Physical Activity Improves after Participation in Pasos Para Prevenir Cancer-An Obesity-Related Cancer Prevention Program in El Paso, Texas.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Walking Engagement in Mexican Americans Who Participated in a Community-Wide Step Challenge in El Paso, TX.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Wellness programme at the workplace promotes dietary change and improves health indicators in a longitudinal retrospective study.Public health nutrition · 2019Article
- An Onsite Fitness Facility and Integrative Wellness Program Positively Impacted Health-Related Outcomes Among Teachers and Staff at an Urban Elementary/Middle School.Global advances in health and medicine · 2019Article
- Design of ChooseWell 365: Randomized controlled trial of an automated, personalized worksite intervention to promote healthy food choices and prevent weight gain.Contemporary clinical trials · 2018Article
- CVD Prevention Through Policy: a Review of Mass Media, Food/Menu Labeling, Taxation/Subsidies, Built Environment, School Procurement, Worksite Wellness, and Marketing Standards to Improve Diet.Current cardiology reports · 2015Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo describe the effectiveness, reach and implementation of a weight gain prevention intervention among public school employees.
methodA multi-level intervention was tested in a cluster randomized trial among 782 employees in 12 central Massachusetts public high schools from 2009 to 2012. The intervention targeted the nutrition and physical activity environment and policies, the social environment and individual knowledge, attitudes and skills. The intervention was compared to a materials only condition. The primary outcome measures were change in weight and body mass index (BMI) at 24-month follow-up. Implementation of physical environment, policy and social environment strategies at the school and interpersonal levels, and intervention participation at the individual level were assessed.
resultsAt 24-month follow-up, there was a net change (difference of the difference) of -3.03 pounds (p=.04) and of -.48 BMI units (p=.05) between intervention and comparison conditions. The majority of intervention strategies were successfully implemented by all intervention schools, although establishing formal policies was challenging. Employee participation in programs targeting the physical and social environment was maintained over time.
conclusionThis study supports that a multi-level intervention integrated within the organizational culture can be successfully implemented and prevent weight gain in public high school employees.
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