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Linking patients with community resources: use of a free YMCA membership among low-income black women.

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Greaney, ML; Askew, S; Foley, P; Wallington, SF; Bennett, GG
Published in: Translational behavioral medicine
June 2017

Given the increasing interest in expanding obesity prevention efforts to cover community-based programs, we examined whether individuals would access a YMCA for physical activity promotion. We provided a no-cost 12-month YMCA membership to socioeconomically disadvantaged black women who were randomized to the intervention arm of a weight gain prevention trial (n = 91). Analyses examined associations of membership activation and use with baseline psychosocial, contextual, health-related, and sociodemographic factors. Many participants (70.3 %) activated their memberships; however, use was low (42.2 % had no subsequent visits, 46.9 % had one to ten visits). There were no predictors of membership activation, but individuals living below/borderline the federal poverty line were more likely to use the center (1+ visits), as were those who met physical activity guidelines at baseline. More comprehensive and intensive interventions may be necessary to promote use of community resources-even when provided free-among high-risk populations of women with obesity that live in rural areas of the USA.

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Translational behavioral medicine

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EISSN

1613-9860

ISSN

1869-6716

Publication Date

June 2017

Volume

7

Issue

2

Start / End Page

341 / 348

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Rural Population
  • Poverty
  • Overweight
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion
  • Health Behavior
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Fitness Centers
 

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Greaney, M. L., Askew, S., Foley, P., Wallington, S. F., & Bennett, G. G. (2017). Linking patients with community resources: use of a free YMCA membership among low-income black women. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 7(2), 341–348. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13142-016-0431-7
Greaney, Mary L., Sandy Askew, Perry Foley, Sherrie F. Wallington, and Gary G. Bennett. “Linking patients with community resources: use of a free YMCA membership among low-income black women.Translational Behavioral Medicine 7, no. 2 (June 2017): 341–48. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13142-016-0431-7.
Greaney ML, Askew S, Foley P, Wallington SF, Bennett GG. Linking patients with community resources: use of a free YMCA membership among low-income black women. Translational behavioral medicine. 2017 Jun;7(2):341–8.
Greaney, Mary L., et al. “Linking patients with community resources: use of a free YMCA membership among low-income black women.Translational Behavioral Medicine, vol. 7, no. 2, June 2017, pp. 341–48. Epmc, doi:10.1007/s13142-016-0431-7.
Greaney ML, Askew S, Foley P, Wallington SF, Bennett GG. Linking patients with community resources: use of a free YMCA membership among low-income black women. Translational behavioral medicine. 2017 Jun;7(2):341–348.
Journal cover image

Published In

Translational behavioral medicine

DOI

EISSN

1613-9860

ISSN

1869-6716

Publication Date

June 2017

Volume

7

Issue

2

Start / End Page

341 / 348

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Rural Population
  • Poverty
  • Overweight
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion
  • Health Behavior
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Fitness Centers