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Bree Bode1, Cailyn A Van Camp1, Lauryn Lin1
1Michigan Fitness Foundation, East Lansing, MI, USA.
American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP
|November 28, 2025
Summary
Community partner modifications significantly improved the usability and feasibility of a pilot physical activity intervention. Enhanced communication, engagement, and collaborations led to a more effective and transformative public health program.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Community Health Interventions
- Health Behavior Research
Background:
- Physical activity interventions in under-resourced communities face challenges in usability and feasibility.
- Community-based participatory research principles are crucial for tailoring interventions to local contexts.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate how community partner modifications impacted the usability and feasibility of a pilot physical activity intervention.
- To identify specific modifications that enhanced the implementation of the Rec-Connect™ playbook.
Main Methods:
- A mixed-methods approach combining key informant interviews (KIIs) and organization surveys.
- Content analysis of KIIs and descriptive statistics from surveys were used to assess implementation improvements.
Main Results:
- Modifications improved usability and feasibility through enhanced communication, explicit community engagement guidance, and stronger collaborations.
- Survey data indicated increased communication (44%), identification of champions (35%), new partnerships (43%), and policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) changes (43%).
Conclusions:
- Incorporating community partner input significantly improved intervention usability and feasibility.
- Partner-driven modifications led to enhanced facilitation, engagement, and more transformative public health outcomes through increased collaborations and PSE changes.
