FUEL Your Life: Pilot Study of a Worksite Diabetes Prevention Program

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• Personal Author:
  Baker KM ; Bowen HM ; Bynum B ; Davis M ; DeJoy DM ; Vandenberg RJ ; Wilson MG
• Description:
  This presentation will share the results of the pilot study 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 and revised based on formative research conducted with UPRR employees. 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 and includes a participant self-study, targeted messaging, and peer health coach support. The intervention was followed by a six month maintenance period where participants were encouraged to continue healthy eating and physical activity behaviors. Sixty-eight participants enrolled in the program and reflected the UPRR employee population with 81% male, a mean age of 44, and mean body mass index (BMI) of 32. Process data and program effects on the primary measure of BMI and secondary measures of physical activity, eating behaviors, worksite and home environment, and organizational measures will be presented. This pilot study is one example of the translation of a clinically tested intervention to a worksite setting. The issues and barriers of translating research to practice and implications for practitioners will be discussed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Blood Body Weight Diet Health Promotion Hematologic Diseases Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Intervention Blood Sugar Disorders BMI Body Mass Index Body Weight Disease Prevention Health Promotion Intervention Effectiveness Obesity Physical Exercise Worker Health Worksite

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• Publisher:
  American Public Health Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058967
• Citation:
  APHA 137th Annual Meeting and Exposition, November 7-11, 2009, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association, 2009 Nov; :200651
• Contact Point Address:
  Mark G. Wilson, HSD, University of Georgia, Department of Health Promotion & Behavior, 300 River Road, Athens, GA, USA 30602
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• NORA Priority Area:
  Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities
• Performing Organization:
  University of Georgia
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20070930
• Source Full Name:
  APHA 137th Annual Meeting and Exposition, November 7-11, 2009, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• End Date:
  20110929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f4b6f3fa392de1339ad7682d66b13f6e14a7530e635a639ffc6a34d3299e514519f65678139bfc6f0c052751a69d625372faab9ca84298433cf89fc52476d33b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223312/cdc_223312_DS1.pdf
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