The Wellness Engagement (WE) Project is an academic-community partnership developed to engage the community to inform the development of a pilot intervention aimed at promoting healthy eating and physical activity among residents of Petersburg, Virginia. OBJECTIVES: To implement House Chats as a novel methodology for engaging community members in focused discussion about obesity, exercise, dietary intake, and barriers to health. METHODS: We recruited and trained laypersons as House Chat Leaders (HCLs) to host informal group discussions about obesity with members of their network in a social setting following predetermined questions. RESULTS: HCLs hosted 34 House Chats with 176 participants over a period of 4 months. CONCLUSIONS: The House Chat proved to be a highly successful engagement strategy that allowed access to respondents who may not have participated in a traditional, focus group discussion.
The Wellness Engagement (WE) Project is an academic-community partnership developed to engage the community to inform the development of a pilot intervention aimed at promoting healthy eating and physical activity among residents of Petersburg, Virginia. OBJECTIVES: To implement House Chats as a novel methodology for engaging community members in focused discussion about obesity, exercise, dietary intake, and barriers to health. METHODS: We recruited and trained laypersons as House Chat Leaders (HCLs) to host informal group discussions about obesity with members of their network in a social setting following predetermined questions. RESULTS:HCLs hosted 34 House Chats with 176 participants over a period of 4 months. CONCLUSIONS: The House Chat proved to be a highly successful engagement strategy that allowed access to respondents who may not have participated in a traditional, focus group discussion.
Authors: Suzanne B Cashman; Sarah Adeky; Alex J Allen; Jason Corburn; Barbara A Israel; Jaime Montaño; Alvin Rafelito; Scott D Rhodes; Samara Swanston; Nina Wallerstein; Eugenia Eng Journal: Am J Public Health Date: 2008-06-12 Impact factor: 9.308
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