A Worksite Health Promoting Program for Early Head Start and Head Start Workforce.

IF 1.6 Q3 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Health Promotion Practice Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2023-01-12 DOI:10.1177/15248399221142897
Alma D Guerrero, Ariella Herman
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Abstract

Introduction: Early Head Start (EHS) and Head Start (HS) staff comprise a large segment of the public sector workforce and experience numerous risk and chronic factors for medical conditions or symptoms. Few health and wellness workplace interventions, however, specifically focus on EHS/HS staff.

Methods: A train-the-trainer (TTT) approach was used to build capacity among directors and staff from 57 EHS/HS programs on how to strategically plan and implement a health promoting worksite program focusing on improving nutrition and physical activity practices among EHS/HS staff. Baseline and 3-month post-training questionnaires assessed EHS/HS staff changes on knowledge and practices related to nutrition and physical activity. Paired t-tests or chi2 statistics assessed changes in questionnaire responses over time.

Results: 1,363 staff from 57 programs completed baseline and follow-up surveys. Staff had high knowledge regarding healthful dietary patterns at baseline. Over one-third of staff reported drinking soda with meals and almost 50% identified soda as their most common drink. Roughly one-third of staff also reported no physical activity in the prior week at baseline. Staff demonstrated significant improvements in dietary, nutrition, and physical activity practices. Staff also improved grocery shopping behaviors.

Implications for practice: The TTT approach to disseminate an EHS/HS staff-focused health promotion program, "Eat Healthy, Stay Active!' provides a potentially promising strategy to build upon and disseminate more broadly to reach the over >300,000 EHS/HS staff workforce.

一项工作场所健康促进方案,促进早期领先和领先劳动力。
导言:“早期启智计划”和“早期启智计划”的工作人员构成了公共部门劳动力的很大一部分,他们在医疗条件或症状方面面临许多风险和慢性因素。然而,很少有健康和健康工作场所干预措施专门针对EHS/HS员工。方法:采用教师培训(TTT)的方法,对57个EHS/HS项目的主管和员工进行能力建设,帮助他们了解如何战略性地规划和实施以改善EHS/HS员工营养和体育活动习惯为重点的健康促进工作场所计划。基线和培训后3个月问卷评估EHS/HS员工在营养和体育活动方面的知识和实践变化。配对t检验或chi2统计评估问卷反应随时间的变化。结果:来自57个项目的1363名员工完成了基线和随访调查。工作人员在基线时对健康饮食模式有较高的了解。超过三分之一的员工表示吃饭时喝苏打水,近50%的人认为苏打水是他们最常用的饮料。大约三分之一的员工也报告在前一周没有任何身体活动。工作人员在饮食、营养和身体活动方面表现出显著的改善。员工还改善了在杂货店购物的行为。对实践的启示:TTT方法传播EHS/HS员工为中心的健康促进计划,“健康饮食,保持活跃!”提供了一个潜在的有前途的战略,以建立和更广泛地传播到超过30万的EHS/HS员工队伍。
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Health Promotion Practice
Health Promotion Practice PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-
CiteScore
3.80
自引率
5.30%
发文量
126
期刊介绍: Health Promotion Practice (HPP) publishes authoritative articles devoted to the practical application of health promotion and education. It publishes information of strategic importance to a broad base of professionals engaged in the practice of developing, implementing, and evaluating health promotion and disease prevention programs. The journal"s editorial board is committed to focusing on the applications of health promotion and public health education interventions, programs and best practice strategies in various settings, including but not limited to, community, health care, worksite, educational, and international settings. Additionally, the journal focuses on the development and application of public policy conducive to the promotion of health and prevention of disease.
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