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Effectiveness of a Worksite Diabetes Prevention Program: Results of Fuel Your Life



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    This presentation will share the results of Fuel Your Life (FYL), a worksite weight management program conducted with Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR). FYL is a translation of the Diabetes Prevention Program that has been adapted to fit the unique characteristics of work organizations. UPRR employees are predominately middle-aged, male, blue collar workers at high risk for Type II diabetes due to a high rate of obesity. FYL is a six month intervention aimed to improve eating and physical activity behaviors. Six sites with approximately 2600 employees were randomly assigned to condition with equal numbers in intervention and control groups (three sites with about 1300 employees). A latent growth analysis was conducted between the intervention and control sites to test for differences in initial status and change in body mass index (BMI) and weight across time. There was a statistically significant difference between control and intervention with respect to the change in BMI. The treatment sites had a higher initial status (31.89 BMI, 218.8 lbs) than did the control sites (29.92 BMI, 202.3 lbs). With respect to change, there was a significantly positive increase in BMI and weight at the control sites (0.17 BMI, 1.3 lbs) and no change across time in BMI for the intervention sites. Overall, the majority of intervention participants lost weight. The issues and barriers of translating research to practice and implications for practitioners will be discussed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • Publisher:
    American Public Health Association
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Grant
  • Genre:
    Abstract or Summary
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20058962
  • Citation:
    APHA 139th Annual Meeting and Exposition, October 29 - November 2, 2011, Washington, D.C. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association, 2011 Nov; :247271
  • Contact Point Address:
    Mark G. Wilson, HSD, University of Georgia, Department of Health Promotion and Behavior, College of Public Health, 300 River Road, Athens, GA, USA 30602
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2012
  • Performing Organization:
    University of Georgia
  • Peer Reviewed:
    False
  • Start Date:
    20070930
  • Source Full Name:
    APHA 139th Annual Meeting and Exposition, October 29 - November 2, 2011, Washington, D.C
  • End Date:
    20110929
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    urn:sha-512:7ae5727dce7e5563e0784424232b13ba423959aa10d354f0f85aba7e30f83436a8510f8679d31cb142d288ae4d85674e138f816fd34842389d8c0fe7d1316ab3
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