Identifying barriers, facilitators, and implementation strategies for a faith-based physical activity program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community engagement is critical to the acceleration of evidence-based interventions into community settings. Harnessing the knowledge and opinions of community leaders increases the likelihood of successful implementation, scale-up, and sustainment of evidence-based interventions. Faith in Action (Fe en Acción) is an evidence-based promotora-led physical activity program designed to increase moderate-to-vigorous physical activity among churchgoing Latina women.

Methods

We conducted in-depth interviews using a semi-structured interview guide based on the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) at various Catholic and Protestant churches with large Latino membership in San Diego County, California to explore barriers and facil

SUBMITTER: Haughton J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7427873 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature