Table 1
Research Activities.
| RESEARCH STEPS | RANGE OF WELLNESS AMBASSADOR ACTIVITIES |
|---|---|
| Design Input | Provided input for house chat questions Assisted with training guides Tailored implementation protocol Community context Recruitment strategies Community surveys Intervention development |
| Recruitment | Conducted informed consent Recruited for the key informant interviews, focus groups, house chats, and community surveys Townhall meetings Data dissemination |
| Data Collection | Facilitated house chats Assisted with identification of key informants Assisted with asset mapping as community experts Walking Club documentation and miles Focus group notetakers Conducted community surveys |
| Data Analysis | Key informant data analysis Focus group data analysis |
| Dissemination | Provided input on all data dissemination materials Recruitment for data dissemination meetings Hosted data dissemination meetings Provided participants with updates about study progress Hosted photovoice exhibit Provided input on script development for data dissemination “Changes and Choices” Play Public relations input (press releases, city council meetings) Co-hosted townhall meetings |
Table 2
Administrative and Outreach Activities.
| ADMINISTRATIVE | OUTREACH (PLANNED AND OPPORTUNISTIC) |
|---|---|
| Project-related emails • Website, social media updates and maintenance • Wellness Ambassador meetings • Review WE Project reading materials • Wrote Wellness Ambassador reports • Printed research-related materials • Organized handouts and giveaways for the Million Mile Challenge • Created materials for the walking groups • Prepared minutes, weekly reports • Wrote a blog • Phone calls to solicit volunteers for the community event • Reviewed, studied research-related documentation | Shared information about the WE Project • Engaged in discussions at various events: Relay for Life, Pecan Acres, Pin Oaks, and Petersburg High School about the WE Project and the walking groups • Presented about the WE Project at church conferences, community meetings • Presented to an event requesting volunteers for WE Youth Day, WE play • Distributed WE Project promotional materials to various businesses • Met with residents of Acqua Apartments and Croatan Apartments • Solicited input of residents on WE Project improvements • Recruited volunteers for a local event • Townhall preparation • Youth day data dissemination meetings • Planned meeting with Virginia’s lieutenant governor on the health of Petersburg • Hosted community meetings about the walking groups • Attended the Petersburg Cooperative Extension Leadership Council Meeting • Met with education stakeholders • Participated in a city-wide committee to improve health in Petersburg • Attended meetings to obtain support for the Million Mile challenge • Promotion of walking clubs • Planned health fair at Petersburg public library |