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Evaluating the Dissemination and Implementation of a Community Health Worker-Based Community Wide Campaign to Improve Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Physical Activity among Latinos along the U.S.-Mexico Border

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  • Paul Gerardo Yeh

    (Division of Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences, Brownsville Regional Campus, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, 80 Fort Brown, Brownsville, TX 78520, USA
    Department of Physician Assistant, College of Health Professions, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 1201 West University Blvd., Edinburg, TX 78539, USA
    Postdoctoral Fellow, National Cancer Institute Cancer Control Research Training Program, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, 1200 Pressler Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA)

  • Belinda M. Reininger

    (Division of Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences, Brownsville Regional Campus, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, 80 Fort Brown, Brownsville, TX 78520, USA)

  • Lisa A. Mitchell-Bennett

    (Division of Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences, Brownsville Regional Campus, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, 80 Fort Brown, Brownsville, TX 78520, USA
    Hispanic Health Research Center, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, 1 West University Blvd., Brownsville, TX 78520, USA)

  • Minjae Lee

    (Division of Biostatistics, Department of Population & Data Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390, USA)

  • Tianlin Xu

    (Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, 1200 Pressler Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA)

  • Amanda C. Davé

    (Hispanic Health Research Center, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, 1 West University Blvd., Brownsville, TX 78520, USA)

  • Soo Kyung Park

    (Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, 1200 Pressler Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA)

  • Alma G. Ochoa-Del Toro

    (Hispanic Health Research Center, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, 1 West University Blvd., Brownsville, TX 78520, USA)

Abstract

This study evaluated the dissemination and implementation of a culturally tailored community-wide campaign (CWC), Tu Salud ¡ Si Cuenta ! (TSSC), to augment fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption and physical activity (PA) engagement among low-income Latinos of Mexican descent living along the U.S.-Mexico Border in Texas. TSSC used longitudinal community health worker (CHW) home visits as a core vehicle to enact positive change across all socioecological levels to induce behavioral change. TSSC’s reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, and maintenance (RE-AIM) was examined. A dietary questionnaire and the Godin-Shepherd Exercise Questionnaire measured program effectiveness on mean daily FV consumption and weekly PA engagement, respectively. Participants were classified based on CHW home visits into “low exposure” (2–3 visits) and “high exposure” (4–5 visits) groups. The TSSC program reached low-income Latinos ( n = 5686) across twelve locations. TSSC demonstrated effectiveness as, compared to the low exposure group, the high exposure group had a greater FV intake (mean difference = +0.65 FV servings daily, 95% CI: 0.53–0.77) and an increased PA (mean difference = +185.6 MET-minutes weekly, 95% CI: 105.9–265.4) from baseline to the last follow-up on a multivariable linear regression analysis. Multivariable logistic regression revealed that the high exposure group had higher odds of meeting both FV guidelines (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 2.03, 95% CI: 1.65–2.47) and PA guidelines (AOR = 1.36, 95% CI: 1.10–1.68) at the last follow-up. The program had a 92.3% adoption rate, with 58.3% of adopting communities meeting implementation fidelity, and 91.7% of communities maintaining TSSC. TSSC improved FV consumption and PA engagement behaviors among low-income Latinos region wide. CHW delivery and implementation funding positively influenced reach, effectiveness, adoption, and maintenance, while lack of qualified CHWs negatively impacted fidelity.

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  • Paul Gerardo Yeh & Belinda M. Reininger & Lisa A. Mitchell-Bennett & Minjae Lee & Tianlin Xu & Amanda C. Davé & Soo Kyung Park & Alma G. Ochoa-Del Toro, 2022. "Evaluating the Dissemination and Implementation of a Community Health Worker-Based Community Wide Campaign to Improve Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Physical Activity among Latinos along the U.S.-Mexi," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(8), pages 1-24, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:8:p:4514-:d:789839
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