Abstract
Objective: To identify regional, organizational, and personal characteristics that predict awareness and adoption of a dietary curriculum training and CD among educators. Methods: A cross-sectional study of educators (n=675) representing 48 states report program awareness and factors that influenced adoption. Results: Among those surveyed, 354 educators were aware (52%) of the CD and 192 educators adopted it (54%). Adopters were nearly 8 times more likely to identify training time and nearly 7 times more likely to identify CD training method as influencing adoption. Conclusion: Although regional and organizational characteristics are predictors of awareness, these variables were less likely to predict adoption of such programs.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 64-73 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | American journal of health behavior |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2007 |
Keywords
- Adoption
- Awareness
- Dietary intervention
- Diffusion of innovation
- Dissemination