Table 2.

Dissemination data collected by Boston Popular Opinion Leaders (POLs), N.18, in the 6 months following training with a documented 97 encounters giving a total of 547 community members reached

City/neighborhood*	No. of POLs	No. of people spoken to	Venues
Dorchester	6	87	Western Union, Lupus Support Group, elementary school, Neighborhood Development Coalition, health center, hair salon, market, sub shop, convenience store, library, gym, grocery store, community resource fair, park meeting, golf course, Grand Lodge, Medical Wellness Center, parking lot, National Alliance on Mental Illness
Jamaica Plain/West Roxbury	3	43	Baby shower, AME Church, ice cream shop, coffee shop, health center, laundromat, whole foods grocery store, League of United Latin American Citizens
Boston/South Boston	3	45	Sleep Clinic, City of Boston Police Captain’s Meeting, Lupus Educational Seminar, City of Boston Health Department, medical center, CVS, Santander Bank, post office
Mattapan	3	15	Church, barbershop
Buzzards Bay	1	17	Apartment building, library
Quincy	1	2	Dentist
Milton	1	8	Café, apartment building
Springfield	1	35	Prayer breakfast
Lakeville	1	10	Friend’s home
Mashpee	1	1	Tribal Council

^*Venues for Cambridge (N = 1) and Brockton (N = 2) were not reported.

POLs reported dissemination data for New York (N = 2), Connecticut (N = 1), Rhode Island (N = 1), New Hampshire (N = 1), Virginia (N = 1), Florida (N = 1), and Lagos, Nigeria (N = 1); these are included in the total number (547) of community members reached.