Table 4.
Awareness and participation in large-scale intervention activities of the programme “Wijkgezondheidswerk” among residents
| Large scale intervention activities | Awareness | Participation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (95% CI) | n* (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | n* (95% CI) | |
| De Bennekel (N=713) | ||||
| Overall: One or more activities | 70 (67–73) | 2 904 (2 776–3 032) | 13 (11–15) | 539 (445–633) |
| Direct mail newsletter De Bennekel | ||||
| A WGW newsletter to all 3,000 households | 42 (39–45) | 1 743 (1 605–1 880) | n.a. | n.a. |
| Bennekel on the move | ||||
| A WGW community event concerning physical activity | 42 (39–45) | 1 743 (1 605–1 880) | 4 (3–5) | 166 (111–221) |
| Annual Bennekel event | ||||
| Community event organized by local grassroots organization | 56 (53–59) | 2 323 (2 185–2 462) | 8 (6–10) | 332 (256–408) |
| GALM intervention | ||||
| A physical activity intervention for inactive 55+ adults** | 25 (19–31) | 147 (114–179) | 6 (3–9) | 35 (17–53) |
| Opening of the Verhulst square in De Bennekel | ||||
| Offical launch of new playing/sports field for children | 35 (32–38) | 1 452 (1 319–1 585) | 4 (3–5) | 166 (111–221) |
| Tivoli (N=280) | ||||
| Overall: One or more activities | 72 (67–77) | 827 (775–879) | 11 (8–14) | 126 (90–163) |
| Direct mail newsletter Tivoli | ||||
| A WGW newsletter to 700 households | 37 (32–42) | 425 (369–481) | n.a. | n.a. |
| Tivoli health market | ||||
| A WGW community event concerning healthy behaviors | 60 (55–65) | 689 (633–746) | 5 (3–7) | 57 (32–83) |
| Tivoli on the move | ||||
| A WGW community event concerning physical activity | 56 (51–61) | 643 (586–701) | 5 (3–7) | 57 (32–83) |
| Comparison neighborhoods (N=829) | ||||
| Overall: One or more activities | 11 (9–13) | 696 (582–809) | 1 (0–2) | 63 (27–99) |
Note 1 WGW = programme “Wijkgezondheidswerk”
Note 2 Distribution of awareness and participation is calculated only among residents of the neighbourhood where the event took place.
* extrapolated absolute number of participants based on the total number of residents in the age of 18–66 years old living in De Bennekel (N = 4 149), Tivoli (N = 1 149) or comparison neighbourhoods (N = 6 323)
** in respondents age 55+ (N = 586)