Table 1. Responses to Potential Barriers to Dissemination.
Potential Barrier* | Response |
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Lack of a manualized curriculum targeting obesity prevention in preschool age children | Hip-Hop is manualized and packaged with l an accompanying tool box |
Delivery staff may have other competing responsibilities | Delivery of diet-related curriculum is the primary responsibility of EFNEP and SNAP-Ed staff |
High level of staff expertise often required | Hip-Hop curriculum has been taught to and implemented by other paraprofessional staff who did not have particular expertise related to the intervention |
Interventions are often not flexible | Hip-Hop can be adapted for delivery in a variety of settings and formats |
Intervention may not be appropriate for the target population | Hip-Hop was developed specifically for use with the target population (i.e., low-income preschool children and their parents) |
Organization and intervention philosophies are often not aligned | The philosophies of the investigative team and the EFNEP and SNAP-Ed programs are aligned, and leadership and staff of the organizations have been involved in the development of the proposed approach |
Organizations often cannot implement the intervention adequately | The EFNEP and SNAP-Ed delivery staff have significant experience in receiving training for and delivering similar interventions to low-income families |
Adapted with permission from Glasgow & Emmons (2006) Annual Review of Public Health 38, 413-433.