Training Health Promotion Women Community Leaders

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Goal of the Program: To develop personal and group ability for participants in the DPP to plan and implement health promotion programs. Objectives: Develop skills in the planning, implementation, and assessment of community-based health promotion programs Personal, group and community capacity development in health promotion

Detailed Description
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All participants were graduates of our previously implemented diabetes prevention program (DPP), in which women learned the health dangers involved in a sendentary life style, and unhealthy diet, a lack of planned physical activity, insufficient personal health management, and smoking. The importacne of adopting a healthy lifestyle, and how to achieve this goal was stressed. The 24 graduates most motivated to empower others were chosen to take part in this 12 session leadership program. In the leadership program, women were taught more about the manner in which to bring about a change in one's health by adopting a healthy lifestyle, leadership, and facilitation skills and the development, implementation, and evaluation process required to conduct a community program that will impact society as a whole. Women learned how to map needs and resources, define goals and objectives, implement and evaluate a community based program. Following frontal training, three action grousp were established. Each group was responsible for developing and implementing a program in the community. Programs based on initiatives set during the first stage of the DPP included: working in schools to promote a healthy lifestyle, community work targeting non-working/homemaker women ages 25+, enhancing physical activity in the community, and empowering teens. Together, all of these initiatives: increased awareness of fast food dangers, increased awareness to the dangers of nargillah smoking, and increased awareness as to the importance of physical activity.

Official Title
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Womens Leadership Intervention Program

Conditions
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Sedentary Behavior, Risk Reduction

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: leadership empowerment


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: had to previously take part in the previously implemented diabetes prevention program (DPP) had to have interest and ability in developing programs Exclusion Criteria: -

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 99 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Interventional Model Description: Training of community members in leadership and community-based health promotion skills
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Training community health promotion leaderss<br>Community women are trained in leadership and community-based health promotion skills | Behavioral: leadership empowerment<br>* In the leadership program, women were taught more about the manner in which to bring about a change in one's health by adapting a healthy life style, leadership and facilitation skills and the development, implementation and evaluation process required to conduct a community program that will impact society. Women learned how to map needs and resources, define goals and objectives, develop, implement and evaluate a community based program.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Program implementation | Three programs will be implemented by the group within 12 months of initiation of the course. | 12 months after completion of the course | 
| RE-AIM assessment of intervention quality | The RE-AIM assessment tool assesses Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance of the intervention programs. Each domain is assessed by questions adapted from the RE-AIM framework. Each item is scored as fully implemented, partially implemented or not implemented, with 0 as not, 0.5 as partially and 1.0 as fully, The questions for each item are averaged for a score that ranges from 0-1, with one being full implementation | 12 months after completion of the course | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| health promotion leadership self efficacy | 13 item questionnaire with scores ranging from 13- 52, with 52 representing higher self efficacy | upon completion of the course, approximately 14 weeks after initiating the intervention. |