Dynamics of intervention adoption, implementation, and maintenance inside organizations: The case of an obesity prevention initiative.

ABSTRACT: Overall impact of public health prevention interventions relies not only on the average efficacy of an intervention, but also on the successful adoption, implementation, and maintenance (AIM) of that intervention. In this study, we aim to understand the dynamics that regulate AIM of organizational level intervention programs. We focus on two well-documented obesity prevention interventions, implemented in food carry-outs and stores in low-income urban areas of Baltimore, Maryland, which aimed to improve dietary behaviour for adults by providing access to healthier foods and point-of-purchase promotions. Building on data from field observations, in-depth interviews, and data discussed in previous publications, as well as the strategy and organizational behaviour literature, we developed a s

SUBMITTER: Jalali MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8167908 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature