Lessons Learned From the Creating Active Communities and Healthy Environments Toolkit Pilot: A Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT: The US Army Public Health Center developed the Creating Active Communities and Healthy Environments (CACHE) Toolkit to help military installations evaluate the quality of their built environments relative to healthy eating, physical activity, and tobacco-free living. This study sought to improve its implementation process and assess subsequent Action Plan Guides' utility at 5 military installations. Baseline data included a knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs survey (N = 34); post-Toolkit implementation data included focus groups (N = 2) and interviews (N = 10). Although >80% of participants agreed the built environment affects healthy living, only 44%, 53%, and 35% agreed their installations' built environments promoted healthy eating, physical activity, and tobacco-free living, respectivel

SUBMITTER: Shams-White MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6628517 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature