Health Educator Participation in Virtual Micro-Credentialing Increases Physical Activity in Public Health Competencies

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dc.contributor.authorDysart, Annaen
dc.contributor.authorBalis, Laura E.en
dc.contributor.authorDaniels, Bryce T.en
dc.contributor.authorHarden, Samantha M.en
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-16T20:44:45Zen
dc.date.available2022-06-16T20:44:45Zen
dc.date.issued2021-12-07en
dc.description.abstractBackground: Physical activity is an important component of leading a healthy life. Public health is one of the nine major sectors for disseminating information about physical activity and increasing the physical activity of the general public. Purpose: Increase competency among Cooperative Extension agents (i.e., public health workers) on selecting, delivering, and evaluating physical activity programs through a theory-based online training program. Methods: Cooperative Extension agents from two states were invited to participate via statewide listservs. Participants were invited to attend sessions, complete competency checks, and between-session assignments each week. The study was conducted using a video conferencing platform. The intervention was 9 weeks from June to July 2020 and had 130 participants. Pre- and post-program surveys included physical activity competencies and validated scales for flourishing and physical activity status. Data for competencies pre and post were analyzed using theWilcoxon signed rank test, p < 0.01. Physical activity and flourishing pre and post were compared using t-tests, p < 0.05. Results: Physical activity in public health competency increased significantly (p < 0.00) as did agents’ personal physical activity levels (p < 0.05). Changes in flourishing were not significant (p < 0.09) but trended in the hypothesized direction. Conclusions: The online competency-based training program significantly improved Cooperative Extension agents’ knowledge of physical activity guidelines and physical activity program implementation. Future work is needed related to the scalability of the training program.en
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dc.format.extent10 pagesen
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dc.identifier.citationDysart A, Balis LE, Daniels BT and Harden SM (2021) Health Educator Participation in Virtual Micro-Credentialing Increases Physical Activity in Public Health Competencies. Front. Public Health 9:780618. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.780618en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.780618en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/110811en
dc.identifier.volume9en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherFrontiersen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectphysical activityen
dc.subjectpublic healthen
dc.subjectcompetency-based trainingsen
dc.subjecthealth educatorsen
dc.subjectCooperative Extensionen
dc.titleHealth Educator Participation in Virtual Micro-Credentialing Increases Physical Activity in Public Health Competenciesen
dc.title.serialFrontiers in Public Healthen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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