712
Participants
Start Date
August 31, 2012
Primary Completion Date
December 31, 2016
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2016
Health education
Group health education sessions delivered by a promotora approximately 90 minutes in length. In the PA arm, health education incorporates at least 30 minutes group exercise.
Telephone Counseling
Brief (10 minute) telephone counseling calls delivered by promotoras using motivational interviewing techniques. The counseling calls will emphasize behavior change strategies, including self-monitoring, goal setting, reinforcement, problem solving, stimulus control, and enlisting social support.
Newsletter
Educational, motivational and informational newsletters tailored for each community and hand-delivered by promotoras to participant homes.
Environmental Change
Create a site atmosphere that promotes PA and increases the number of PA program offerings.
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
NIH
University of South Carolina
OTHER
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
OTHER
Texas A&M University
OTHER
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso
OTHER
University of Maryland
OTHER
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
OTHER