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Table 1 Intervention approaches, adapted activities and examples PA activities in the community

From: Effectiveness of implementing evidence-based approaches to promote physical activity in a Midwestern micropolitan area using a quasi-experimental hybrid type I study design

Evidence-based approach

Adapted Activities

Example

Campaign and informational

Increasing awareness of the program across the city

Mass media campaign through local and trusted channels, such as movie theaters, local newspapers, and social media

Behavioral and social

Recruiting and training LHA

Recruited LHA from diverse settings and social groups, trained, and supported them to start and maintain a PA group

Environmental and policy

Collaborating with local official and community-based organizations to advance structural changes that supported PA

Attend local city council meetings to advocate for maintenance of public spaces, work with local organizations to maintain open spaces for PA

  1. LHA Lay Health Advisor, PA Physical Activity