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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Nov 25.
Published in final edited form as: Eval Program Plann. 2016 May 19;58:28–34. doi: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2016.05.004

Table 3.

Overview of Sumter County on the Move! (SCOTM) Walking Intervention

 Theoretical
  Constructs
 Health Promotion
  Methods
 SCOTM Strategies  Relevant Previous
 Studies
 Awareness of
   Walking
   Benefits
 Tailored information about
    personal risk
 Information about gains
    from walking
 Walking Handbook  Kontos et al (2011)(Kontos et al., 2011)
 Awareness of
   Walking
   Resources
 Information about
    resources
 Sumter County Active Lifestyles
    Walk Map
 Indoor Walking Resources
 Kontos et al (2011)(Kontos et al., 2011)
 Attitudes Toward
   Walking
 Direct experience with
    rewarding outcomes and
    reframing of any
    negatives
 Guided practice
 Group walking sessions
 Coaching from team leaders
 Recognition through community
    centers, work sites, churches, local
    media, etc.
 Kontos et al (2011)(Kontos et al., 2011)
 Barriers  Tailoring information
 Modeling
 Walking Handbook -- Tips
 Coaching from team leaders
 Reinforcement from program staff
 Beenackers et al (2013)(Beenackers et al., 2013)
 Social Influence  Visible expectations
 Modeling and
    reinforcement
 Mobilizing social support
 Emphasis on existing resources and
    recognition of positive practices
 Walking teams (identified from
    existing social networks)
 Leadership development with team
    leaders
 Team walking sessions
 Involvement of social network and
    commitment to participate
 Kassavou et al (2013)(A Kassavou, Turner, & French, 2013)
 Caperchione et al (2011)(Caperchione et al., 2011)
 Leahey et al (2010)(Leahey et al., 2010)
 Redmond et al (2010)(Leahey et al., 2010)
 Social Norms  Mass media portrayals
 Mobilizing organizations
 Behavioral journalism
 Mobilizing social networks
 Advocacy with local newspaper,
    local radio, TV, etc.
 Outreach to work sites, churches,
    neighborhood
    associations/community-based
    organizations
 Training team leaders to support
    team members
 Caperchione et al (2011)(Caperchione et al., 2011)
 Castro et al (2011)(Castro et al., 2011)
 Leahey et al (2010)(Leahey et al., 2010)
 Self-Efficacy  Guided practice
 Enactment
 Verbal persuasion
 Goal setting
 Planned coping responses
 Team walking sessions
 Coaching from team leaders
 Walking handbook & pedometer for
    charting progress
 Kassavou et al (2013)(A Kassavou et al., 2013)