Evaluation of the Heartmobile Health Promotion Program

Authors

  • Elana D. Gray
  • Anita M. Myers Department of Health Studies and Gerontology University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe.012.002

Abstract

Transportable health promotion programs offer a wider reaching and less costly alternative to traditional on-site workplace programs. After operating for four years, the HeartMobile was subjected to both process and outcome evaluation. An on-site program that included many of the same activities was used as the comparison condition. Baseline and six-week follow-up questionnaires were used to assess knowledge and behavior change. Focus groups, formed one week after participation, were used to obtain more in-depth feedback concerning program recruitment, content, and delivery. Results from both the quantitative and the qualitative methods indicated that the HeartMobile was superior to its counterpart. The qualitative data were especially useful for recommending program modifications.

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Published

1997-03-01

How to Cite

Gray, E. D., & Myers, A. M. (1997). Evaluation of the Heartmobile Health Promotion Program. Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, 12(1), 19–30. https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe.012.002

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (1998): Spring

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Copyright (c) 1997 Elana D. Gray, Anita M. Myers

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