Abstract
EnhanceFitness: A 20-Year Dissemination History.
Highlights
EnhanceFitness (EF) is a prime example of an evidence-based physical activity program that has been disseminated far beyond its original study site. This commentary will provide an overview of the evidence, history, successes, challenges, and vision for increasing the availability and accessibility of EF. This overview is intended to be an example for evidence-based programs that want to move beyond their study sites to wider dissemination
After completion of the original study, wishing to see that the successful program move beyond the original study site, partner agencies agreed that Senior Services was best positioned to hold the license for the program and oversee its dissemination
Program adoption increased significantly in the grantee states. This growth continued in the following year (2007), when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Arthritis Program (CDC-AP) reviewed and classified EF as “arthritis-friendly” and it was adopted as a recommended intervention by the Arthritis Program (4)
Summary
EnhanceFitness (EF) is a prime example of an evidence-based physical activity program that has been disseminated far beyond its original study site. This overview is intended to be an example for evidence-based programs that want to move beyond their study sites to wider dissemination. One hundred older adults were recruited for a 6-month study at a State of Washington senior center.
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