Project Collaborators

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Project Collaborators

• University of Maryland, College Park
• College of Health and Human Performance
• Public Health Informatics Research Laboratory
• Public and Community Health Family Studies
  Kinesiology
• College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Communications/Information Technology Maryland
  Cooperative Extension Food Stamp Nutrition
  Education
• Community Collaborators
• Technology Programs
• Community Organizations

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Long-term Project Aims

• Improve the overall health of limited resource
  populations in Maryland by
• reducing diet-and physical activity-related risks
  of chronic disease
• increasing available resources
• Test the efficacy of digital inclusion and
  understand how technology can promote health

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Goals and Objectives

• To develop a web portal to promote healthy
  nutrition and physical activity choices among
  food stamp recipients in Maryland.
• Increase skills and self-efficacy
• Selecting and preparing foods
• Food budgeting methods
• Physical activity
• Accessing local resources
• Target population Female food stamp recipients
  with school-age children (N-8th grade)

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Project Design

• Year 1 Needs assessment
• Year 2 Intervention development and
  implementation
• Year 3 Expanded development and
  deployment Evaluation of the intervention
  efficacy
• Year 4 Website expansion, evaluation and
  diffusion planning
• Year 5 Statewide diffusion of the intervention

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Research Design
Calvert County Computers in Community Access
Point
Dorchester County Communications
Campaign Advertising Portal
Charles County Computers in Household Access
to Portal
Garrett County Access Point Control
Allegany County Household Control
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Tour of the Online Community http//www.eatsmart.
umd.edu
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• Transtheoretical Model of Change

Pre-contemplation
Contemplation
Relapse and Regression Assess and Encourage
Change
Preparation
Maintenance
Action
Citation Prochaska DiClemente, 1983.
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Stage Assessment
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Stage of Change Data (Pre-test)
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Program Outcomes Website Usage Statistics
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Program Outcomes Website Data
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Program Outcomes

• In-home
• 60 Charles County residents participating
• Community Site
• Partnerships with 6 multi-site organizations
  offering computer access
• Links to organizational websites
• Communications Campaign
• Brochure distribution at gt30 organizations
• Poster distribution at community organizations
• Press releases (print, radio, television)
• Monthly health column (local newspaper)
• Links to organizational websites

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Importance of involving communities in the
research

• Promote the intervention
• Develop buy-in into the program
• Build trust
• Develop partnerships
• Understand the community context

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To Learn More

• http//www.eatsmart.umd.edu
• Contact Amy Billing, Project Coordinator
• Email billing_at_umd.edu
• Phone [phone]