The purpose of this research is to better understand how resident-led activities to change the community environment affect health. The Change Club is a small group of residents who will try to change their community environment relative to food (for example, foods in restaurants or schools) or physical activity opportunities (for example, parks or walking trails) by following a step-wise process facilitated by an extension educator. The purpose of this research is to better understand if and how these activities affect individual behaviors (for example walking) and health outcomes (for example blood pressure) of adults in rural communities. For more information about the project, visit www.changeclubstudy.org.
Key Publications:
Seguin-Fowler RA, Eldridge GD, Graham M, Folta SC, Hanson KL, Maddock JE. COVID-19 related protocol considerations and modifications within a rural, community-engaged health promotion randomized trial. Methods Protoc. 2023;6(1):5. DOI: 10.3390/mps6010005. PMC9844482 (Link)
Seguin-Fowler RA, Hanson KL, Villareal D, Rethorst CD, Ayine P, Folta SC, Maddock JE, Patterson MS, Marshall GA, Volpe LC, Eldridge GD, Kershaw M, Luong V, Wang H, Kenkel D. Evaluation of a civic engagement approach to catalyze built environment change and promote healthy eating and physical activity among rural residents: a cluster (community) randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 2022 Dec;22:1674. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-13653-4. PMC9441047 (Link)
Funding: National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute
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