caa a22 4500 467934436 CHVBK 20180406152953.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e20060801xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10900-006-9013-9 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10900-006-9013-9 Worksite and communications-based promotion of a local walking path [Elektronische Daten] [Melissa Napolitano, Heather Lerch, George Papandonatos, Bess Marcus] Current research has shown relationships between the environment (eg, parks and trails) and levels of physical activity participation. This study was designed to implement and evaluate a communications based worksite campaign to promote awareness of an existing local walking path and to increase walking. Promotional materials were distributed for 1month via flyers, email, website postings, and during bi-weekly information booths. Evaluations were conducted at baseline, during, and following the promotional campaign. Borderline statistically significant increases in walking activity from baseline were observed midway through the campaign (p=0.069) and following the campaign (p=0.075). Counts observed during the intervention were almost triple those at baseline and increased in the post-campaign phase to approximately three and a half times those at baseline. Sign recognition surveys revealed at baseline, 51% of the participants correctly identified the walking path signs, which increased to 65% during the campaign (p=.0674). Familiarity with physical activity messages around the workplace increased from 64.6% at baseline to 75.5% during the campaign (p=.097). This study shows initial promise of a theoretically based communications intervention to increase knowledge of physical activity and to promote walking. Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., 2006 exercise nationallicence environment and public health nationallicence social-environment nationallicence intervention nationallicence health promotion nationallicence Napolitano Melissa Center for Obesity Research and Education, Temple University, 3223 N. Broad Street, Suite 175, 19140, Philadelphia, PA, USA aut Lerch Heather Center for Obesity Research and Education, Temple University, 3223 N. Broad Street, Suite 175, 19140, Philadelphia, PA, USA aut Papandonatos George Center for Obesity Research and Education, Temple University, 3223 N. Broad Street, Suite 175, 19140, Philadelphia, PA, USA aut Marcus Bess Center for Obesity Research and Education, Temple University, 3223 N. Broad Street, Suite 175, 19140, Philadelphia, PA, USA aut Journal of Community Health Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; http://www.springer-ny.com 31/4(2006-08-01), 326-342 0094-5145 31:4<326 2006 31 10900 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-006-9013-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-006-9013-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Napolitano Melissa Center for Obesity Research and Education, Temple University, 3223 N. Broad Street, Suite 175, 19140, Philadelphia, PA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lerch Heather Center for Obesity Research and Education, Temple University, 3223 N. Broad Street, Suite 175, 19140, Philadelphia, PA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Papandonatos George Center for Obesity Research and Education, Temple University, 3223 N. Broad Street, Suite 175, 19140, Philadelphia, PA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Marcus Bess Center for Obesity Research and Education, Temple University, 3223 N. Broad Street, Suite 175, 19140, Philadelphia, PA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Community Health Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; http://www.springer-ny.com 31/4(2006-08-01), 326-342 0094-5145 31:4<326 2006 31 10900 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer