Healthy eating and active living policy, systems, and environmental changes in rural Louisiana: a contextual inquiry to inform implementation strategies

B Houghtaling, L Balis, N Pradhananga… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Healthy eating and active living policy, systems, and environmental (PSE)
changes are implemented across the United States through Cooperative Extension …

A mixed method evaluation of practitioners' perspectives on implementation strategies for healthy eating and active living policy, Systems, and environmental changes

B Houghtaling, N Pradhananga, D Holston… - Journal of Public …, 2025 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The study objective was to understand the importance of implementation
strategies and tailoring needs to support Louisiana Nutrition and Community Health (NCH) …

Exploring extension agent capacity and readiness to adopt policy, systems and environmental change approaches

L Washburn, H Norman-Burgdolf, N Jones… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Enhanced Extension outreach strategies combine traditional direct education
programs with public health approaches like policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) …

Feasibility and comparative effectiveness for the delivery of the National Diabetes Prevention Program through cooperative extension in rural communities

AM Gorczyca, RA Washburn, P Smith… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The US Cooperative Extension Service (CE) has potential to deliver the National Diabetes
Prevention Program (NDPP) to rural residents with prediabetes. However, the CE remains …

Impact of public health education on the health status of the older migrant population

Z Yan, F Han, R Gao, Q Jing, Q Gao… - Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Due to an increasing aging population, China has experienced a rapid
expansion in its internal older migrant population who face greater health risks and who …

Behavioral health and stress in agriculture

SP Dickens, ASN Backus - Journal of Agromedicine, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Behavioral health and stress are often antecedents to chronic health problems and injury;
however, until recently addressing health and safety issues from a behavioral perspective …

Cooperative Extension professionals' knowledge and attitudes toward the opioid epidemic: Implications for capacity development and outreach

LT Washburn, KL Franck, S Upendram… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Worsening of the opioid epidemic amplifies calls for involvement of the
nationwide Cooperative Extension System (Extension) in addressing this crisis …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating Science Media Literacy, Motivational Interviewing, and Neuromarketing Science to Increase Vaccine Education Confidence among US Extension …

EW Austin, N O'Donnell, P Rose, Z Edwards, A Sheftel… - Vaccines, 2024 - mdpi.com
This article presents an Integrative Model of Sustainable Health Decision-Making and a
toolkit to equip US Extension professionals with knowledge and skills to engage in adult …

Evaluating Rural Health Disparities in Colombia: Identifying Barriers and Strategies to Advancing Refugee Health

J Diaz, I Taboada, A Abreu, L Vargas… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Health disparities within rural communities, notably those affecting migrant and refugee
populations, are well-documented. Refugees often grapple with high disease burdens and …

Physical Activity Policy, Systems, and Environment Change Through Extension SNAP-Ed: A Multistate Perspective

J Stroope, MR Umstattd Meyer… - Health Promotion …, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) provides nutrition
education and support for healthy living in SNAP-qualifying communities. SNAP-Ed supports …