Weight gain prevention in the school worksite setting: results of a multi-level cluster randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the effectiveness, reach and implementation of a weight gain prevention intervention among public school employees.

Method

A multi-level intervention was tested in a cluster randomized trial among 782 employees in 12 central Massachusetts public high schools from 2009 to 2012. The intervention targeted the nutrition and physical activity environment and policies, the social environment and individual knowledge, attitudes and skills. The intervention was compared to a materials only condition. The primary outcome measures were change in weight and body mass index (BMI) at 24-month follow-up. Implementation of physical environment, policy and social environment strategies at the school and interpersonal levels, and intervention participation at the indivi

SUBMITTER: Lemon SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3933312 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature