An Evidence-Based Walking Program in Oregon Communities: Step It Up! Survivors
IMPLEMENTATION EVALUATION — Volume 17 — December 10, 2020
PEER REVIEWED
Three people are walking side-by-side in a park-like setting. The 7 program implementation steps are listed: Step #1: Community Engagement; Step #2: Recruit Walking Leaders; Step #3: Train Walking Leaders (Train-the-Trainer model); Step #4: Select & Map Walking Routes; Step #5: Publicize Step It Up! Survivors; Step #6: Organize the Kick-Off Event; Step #7: Maintain Walking Group & Participant Interest.
Figure 1.
Cover of toolkit developed for Step It Up! Survivors walking program, Oregon, 2017–2019.
Figure 2.
Average weekly attendance in walking group by organization and by month.
| Organization | April | May | June | July | August | September |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organization B | 29 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 33 | 31 |
| Organization C | 29 | 35 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 22 |
| Organization D | 18 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
| Organization E | 23 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| Organization F | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
| Organization G | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Organization H | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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