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| PROJECT NAME: |
Evaluation of
Active for LifeŽ |
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| TIMELINE: |
2002-2008 |
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| FUNDING SOURCE: |
Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation |
PRINCIPAL
INVESTIGATOR: |
Sara Wilcox |
| CO-INVESTIGATOR: |
Marsha Dowda |
| PROJECT
WEBSITE: |
www.activeforlife.info/ |
PROJECT
OVERVIEW/
ABSTRACT: |
Active for Life
is funded by the
Robert Wood
Johnson
Foundation. The
major goal of
this study is to
conduct the
process and
outcome
evaluation for
the Active for
Life program.
Active for Life
is testing the
community
translation of
two empirically
validated
physical
activity
interventions
for midlife and
older adults.
Around 9,000
adults ages 50
years and older
have been
recruited into
Active for Life
across 9
community-based
organizations.
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| PUBLISHED
PROJECT ARTICLES: |
WILCOX, S.,
Dowda, M.,
Griffin, S.F.,
Rheaume, C., Ory,
M.G., Leviton,
L., King, A.C.,
Dunn, A.,
Buchner, D.M.,
Bazzarre, T.,
Estabrooks,
P.A., Campbell-Voytal,
K.,
Bartlett-Prescott,
J., Dowdy, D.,
Castro, C.M.,
Carpenter, R.A.,
Dzewaltowski,
D.A.,
Mockenhaupt, R.
(2006).
Results
of the first
year of Active
for Life:
translation of
two
evidence-based
physical
activity
programs for
older adults
into community
settings.
American Journal
of Public
Health, 96(7),
1201-1209.
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| ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION: |
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ACTIVE FOR LIFE GRANTEE LOCATIONS:
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