Midwestern specialty crop impacts on the environment and health: a scoping review

LE Balis, E Shaw, W Fung Uy, K Nelson, M Isack… - Agriculture & Food …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Introduction The United States food system mainly relies on monoculture farming,
leading to negative impacts on human and environmental health. Transitioning to specialty …

Evaluating “Take the Stairs, Wyoming!” Through the RE-AIM framework: challenges and opportunities

LE Balis, T Strayer III - Frontiers in Public Health, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Health promotion delivery systems are increasingly being asked to implement
policy, systems, and environmental interventions (PSEs). However, evaluating PSEs is …

Beginning with the end in mind: contextual considerations for scaling-out a community-based intervention

LE Balis, TE Strayer III, NP Ramalingam… - Frontiers in Public …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: A number of effective physical activity programs for older adults exist, but are
not widely delivered within community settings, such as the Cooperative Extension System …

Assess, plan, do, evaluate, and report: iterative cycle to remove academic control of a community-based physical activity program

SM Harden, LE Balis, T Strayer III… - Preventing Chronic …, 2021 - stacks.cdc.gov
Purpose and Objectives Responsive methods and measures are needed to bridge research
to practice and address public health issues, such as older adults' need for multicomponent …

Red, yellow, and green light changes: Adaptations to extension health promotion programs

LE Balis, LE Kennedy, B Houghtaling, SM Harden - Prevention Science, 2021 - Springer
Extension professionals have high autonomy to adapt the programs they deliver. However,
fidelity is typically not reported, so it is unknown what adaptations are made. It is also …

A natural experiment to determine if FitEx works: Impact of a statewide walking program

SM Harden, LE Balis, S Armbruster… - Translational …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The National Cooperative Extension System offers walking programs, but impacts
are underreported. One program offered in two state systems is FitEx, an 8-week, group …

“Replanning” a statewide walking program through the iterative use of the reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, and maintenance framework

LE Balis, SM Harden - Journal of Physical Activity and …, 2021 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: Interventions undergo adaptations when moving from efficacy to effectiveness
trials. What happens beyond these initial steps—that is, when the “research” is over—is …

Ryhmäliikunta iäkkäiden ihmisten hyvinvoinnin ja kotona asumisen tukena

E Saloranta, E Rappe, J Rajaniemi, K Borodulin - Gerontologia, 2022 - journal.fi
Tutkimuksessa selvitettiin, miten ryhmäliikuntaan osallistuvat iäkkäät kokivat hyötyneensä
ryhmäliikunnasta arjessaan ja mitkä taustatekijät olivat yhteydessä koettuun arkiaskareista …

Unifying multi-state efforts through a nationally coordinated Extension diabetes program

LE Balis, S Gallup… - Journal of …, 2022 - scholarsjunction.msstate.edu
Abstract The Cooperative Extension System translates research to practice and “brings the
University to the people” throughout the US However, the system suffers from program …

Addressing health inequities: An exploratory assessment of Extension educators' perceptions of program demand for diverse communities

LE Kennedy, TE Strayer III, LE Balis - Family & Community Health, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Land grant universities are a key provider of community-based health promotion programs
through the Cooperative Extension Service. However, Extension's current approach to …