The Rural Worksite Weight Management Project

Details

• Personal Author:
  May JJ ; Strogatz D
• Description:
  This project proposed to test the effectiveness of an evidence-based weight management intervention adapted for use in the rural work site setting. "Aim for Healthy Weight" (AFHW) was originally developed and tested upon individual patients being seen in the setting of their primary care practitioners office. The first aim of this project was the modification of the AFHW materials and strategy for implementation in a workplace setting. The basic guide was rewritten and substantially expended with a number of charts tools, references and supplemental materials. The second aim was the pilot testing of the revised AFHW in rural workplaces. Potential employers were stratified by type, size and known policies regarding onsite nutrition and physical exercise and then randomly assigned to intervention or control. Data were collected at baseline, 6 months, 12 months and 18 months. Additional weight and exercise data were collected from intervention participants at each of their biweekly visits. Follow up visits were monthly in months 7-12 and bimonthly in months 13-18. 27 4 subjects and 154 controls were recruited from eight intervention and eight control sites (schools, nursing homes and small manufacturing). At six months 178 subjects and 87 controls remained active with weight losses of 6.52 lbs and 0.61bs respectively (p=0.0066). At 12 months there remained 83 intervention subjects and 59 controls with losses of 10.5 lbs and 4.9 lbs respectively (p=0 .0034). The weight loss in those remaining active in the intervention group was significantly greater than controls and clinically meaningful. Substantial program attrition was evident throughout. AFHW can be adapted and effectively presented to workers in small rural employment sites. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Body Weight Health Promotion Occupational Health Safety Small Business
• Keywords:
  Body Weight Health Programs Intervention Effectiveness Nutrition Obesity Physical Fitness Small Businesses Worker Health
• Series:
  Grant Final Reports
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Final Grant Report
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OEP - Office of Extramural Programs
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-13
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059470
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2021-100133
• Citation:
  Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, R21-OH-009507, 2012 Dec; :1-13
• Contact Point Address:
  John J. May, MD, New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health, Bassett Healthcare Network, Atwell Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326
• Email:
  john.may@bassett.org
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance ; Services
• Performing Organization:
  Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20120831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/218979/cdc_218979_DS1.pdf
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