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Implementing a 5-a-Day Peer Health Educator Program for Public Sector Labor and Trades EmployeesAMC Cancer Research Center, Denver, Coloradobullerd{at}amc.org
Partners for Health Systems, Inc., Denver, Colorado
Arizona Cancer Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Arizona Health Science Center, University of Arizona, Tucson
Arizona Prevention Center, Nutrition Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson
Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, Oregon
University of Arizona, Tucson
Sociology Department, University of Arizona, Tucson Peer education in the Arizona 5-a-Day project achieved lasting improvements in fruit and vegetable intake among multicultural employees. Measures monitored implementation of peer education from peer educators’ logs, the program’s reach from employee surveys, and employees’ use in terms of employees’ dietary change. Peer educators logged 9,182 coworker contacts. Contacts averaged 10.9 minutes, according to coworkers. Coworkers read an average of 4.7 booklets and 2.23 newsletters. Many employees talked with peer educators (59%) and read materials (54%) after the program finished. Employee reports of peer educator contact were positively associated with fruit and vegetable intake. Peer education was implemented as intended and reached many coworkers. It continued after program completion, reached into coworkers’ families, and was used by employees to improve intake. This method can be used with employees who rely on informal sources and whose work presents barriers to wellness activities.
Health Education & Behavior, Vol. 27, No. 2,
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