Table 3.
Dissemination data collected by Chicago Popular Opinion Leaders (POLs), N = 19, in the 6 months following training. Chicago POLs documented 124 encounters giving a total of 4083 community members reached
| City/neighborhood* | No. of POLs | No. of people spoken to | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Island | 1 | 20 | Blue Island Medical Center |
| Burnham | 2 | 5 | Home |
| Calumet City | 2 | 186 | Library |
| Champaign | 1 | 28 | Baptist convention |
| Chicago | 62 | 1887 | 7th District Police District, beauty shop, bowling alley, center for seniors, church, elementary school, Ellis Park, Loop, home, Mccormick Place, temple, health center, post office, Residents Association, The Reaching Back Foundation’s 2018 Salute to the Phenomenal Woman, Train Station, UIC Forum/Main Hall Small Business Expo, University of Illinois Hospital, WKKC Radio 89.3 FM, work, park |
| Chicago Heights | 5 | 165 | State college, Franciscan Health Fitness Lupus display |
| Country Club Hills | 1 | 3 | Home |
| Dolton | 7 | 53 | Home, Paratransit Station, Taffe Trucking |
| Evergreen Park | 1 | 12 | Chi Tung |
| Flossmoor | 1 | 15 | Homewood Flossmoor High School |
| Hammond | 2 | 90 | Bowling alley, train station |
| Harvey | 1 | 58 | Bus terminal |
| Hazel Crest | 2 | 31 | Homes |
| Homewood | 6 | 207 | Café, community center, country club, clubhouse, Walmart |
| Itasca | 1 | 213 | Church of Christ Women’s Conference Health Expo. |
| Markham | 2 | 19 | Christ Temple Church |
| Matteson | 11 | 350 | Marshalls, community center, public library, Baptist church, Starbucks |
| Oak Forest | 1 | 10 | Valley Kingdom Ministries International |
| Olympia Fields | 1 | 22 | Bicentennial Park-South Suburbs Walk |
| Orland Park | 2 | 15 | Medical group, Whole Foods |
| Park Forest | 1 | 32 | AARP Presentation |
| Riverdale | 1 | 72 | School |
| Robbins | 4 | 37 | Middle school, library, Southeast Ceda |
| Schererville | 1 | 2 | Mexican restaurant |
| South Holland | 2 | 28 | South Suburban College |
| Springfield | 2 | 485 | Springfield Capital Building, University of Illinois at Springfield |
| Tinley Park | 1 | 38 | DuPage Medical Group |
AARP: America Association of Retired Persons.