title: Application of the Community Readiness Model for childhood obesity prevention.
abstract: This article describes how the Community Readiness Model was used to initiate childhood obesity prevention in Union County, a rural county in the state of Oregon. The purposes for which the model was utilized were: (1) to determine Union County's stage of readiness to prevent childhood obesity, (2) to identify community members with expertise or interest in children's nutrition and/or physical activity who were willing to serve on a prevention coalition, (3) to engage these community members in developing strategies to increase the county's level of readiness, and (4) to gather qualitative data on community strengths and barriers that could facilitate or hinder the development of an obesity prevention program.
authors.affiliation: Oregon Health and Science University School of Nursing, La Grande, Oregon 97850, USA. findholt@ohsu.edu
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Findholt
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001364:Awareness; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D015362:Child Nutrition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003256:Community Participation; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D007857:Leadership; D017146:Models, Organizational; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009922:Oregon; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000458:organization & administration; D016730:Program Development; D036301:Qualitative Research; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires