Implementation and Efficacy of Total Wellness: A Community-Based Cancer Prevention and Lifestyle Intervention Program.

ABSTRACT: Cancer is the second leading cause of death in Wisconsin, with higher rates in Black/African American (Black) and Hispanic/Latino (Hispanic) populations. In partnership with Milwaukee Recreation (MKE Rec), Total Wellness (TW) was created to provide lifestyle and cancer prevention programming to local communities. Program feasibility, potential efficacy, and sustainability were evaluated. TW is a 16-week program integrated into MKE Rec and implemented over two 8-week sessions led by instructors trained in lifestyle change and cancer prevention. TW was evaluated at the individual and systems level. Class registrants were invited to participate in the evaluation, which included surveys and a physical assessment. Sixty participants consented to the program evaluation: 58.3% self-identified as

SUBMITTER: Riegel DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12717134 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature