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From Bright Bodies to iChoose: Using a CBPR Approach to Develop Childhood Obesity Intervention Materials for Rural Virginia

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dc.contributor.authorBrito, Fabiana A.en
dc.contributor.authorZoellner, Jamie M.en
dc.contributor.authorHill, Jennie L.en
dc.contributor.authorYou, Wenen
dc.contributor.authorAlexander, Ramine C.en
dc.contributor.authorHou, Xiaoluen
dc.contributor.authorEstabrooks, Paul A.en
dc.contributor.departmentAgricultural and Applied Economicsen
dc.coverage.countryUnited Statesen
dc.coverage.stateVirginiaen
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-16T14:07:10Zen
dc.date.available2019-08-16T14:07:10Zen
dc.date.issued2019-03-21en
dc.description.abstractThis community-based participatory research (CBPR) project used a collaborative process to develop a culturally relevant workbook for parents of overweight children. We followed a mixed methods iterative process to assess clear communication using a CBPR approach. Materials were evaluated using readability tests, the Clear Communication Index (CCI), and the Suitability Assessment of Materials (SAM). In addition, we used surveys and focus groups to investigate parents' perceptions and gather feedback from delivery staff using the workbook. While workbook materials maintained adequate grade reading levels, our iterative process and the use of CCI and SAM led to significant improvements in (a) clearly communicating the objectives of the program, (b) being culturally relevant, and (c) reaching a high satisfaction among users. These findings suggest that evaluative measures for written materials should move beyond readability and need to account for level of clarity and cultural appropriateness of messages. Furthermore, we found that that an iterative process to intervention's material development using clear communication strategies while involving community members, parents, and research partners can lead to workbook materials that are culturally relevant to the target audience, and better communicate program objectives. Finally, this is a potentially generalizable process for improving clear communication of written health information materials.en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1177/2158244019837313en
dc.identifier.issn2158-2440en
dc.identifier.issue1en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/93163en
dc.identifier.volume9en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectchildhood obesityen
dc.subjectclear communicationen
dc.subjectcommunity-based participatory researchen
dc.subjectmedically underserved areaen
dc.subjecthealth literacyen
dc.subjectmixed methodsen
dc.subjecthealth communicationen
dc.subjecthuman communicationen
dc.subjectcommunication studiesen
dc.subjectcommunicationen
dc.subjectsocial sciencesen
dc.titleFrom Bright Bodies to iChoose: Using a CBPR Approach to Develop Childhood Obesity Intervention Materials for Rural Virginiaen
dc.title.serialSage Openen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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