From: Evaluation of the implementation of a whole-workplace walking programme using the RE-AIM framework
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Region | North East | East Midlands | Yorkshire | West Midlands | London |
Type | Further education institution | Private organisation | NHS organisation | County Council | Higher education institution |
Dates of baseline survey | Start: 07–12-09 End: 16–12-09 | Start: 20–04-10 End: 10–05-10 | Start: 19–01-10 End: 10–03-10 | Start: 14–05-10 End: 25–06-10 | Start: 02–02-10 End: 02–03-10 |
Total number of employees (baseline) | 400 | 1734 | 1778 | 1100 | 500 |
Number of employees (%) completing baseline survey | 98 (25%) | 653 (38%) | 285 (16%) | 434 (39%) | 74 (15%) |
Dates of follow-up survey | Start: 12–09-11 End: 04–10-11 | Start: 02–11-11 End: 28–11-11 | Start: 16–09-11 End: 07–11-11 | Start: 29–09-11 End: 20–10-11 | Start: 05–09-11 End: 10–10-11 |
Total number of employees (follow-up) | 400 | 1729 | 300 | 1100 | 500 |
Number of employees (%) completing follow-up survey | 144 (36%) | 587 (34%) | 59 (20%) | 103 (9%) | 25 (5%) |
Workplace recruitment to intervention | Lead organisation contacted the walking champion to discuss taking part through a local travel plan contact. | Lead organisation promoted the intervention through a travel planning network. The walking champion expressed interest in taking part. | Lead organisation contacted the walking champion to ask for suggestions for other workplaces to take part. Workplace keen to take part themselves. | Heard about Walking Works through lead organisation’s website and contacted them. | Walking champion was referred through lead organisation’s member of staff not involved in the intervention. |
Reasons for participation | The programme supported work on health and staff retention agendas, in particular looking at how to get people to and from work following move to multiple sites with restricted parking. | The programme supported work on health and travel agendas. Workplace looking for ways to help people become less dependent on cars and support mileage and carbon reduction targets. | The programme supported work on health and travel agendas. Particularly looking at ways to reduce carbon footprint and promote active travel across the workplace and their partners. | The programme linked to walking champion core role in sustainable travel. | The programme supported walking champion in core role to improve environmental performance of workplace. Also compatible with health and travel agendas: reducing environmental impact, carbon footprint and increasing staff awareness of these issues. |
Links to existing workplace policy, strategy and programmes | Linked to workplace’s health at work policy and the strategic direction of the workplace to employ and retain the best staff. Strategy in place to ensure co-ordinated approach to travel planning; each site has a travel plan including a communication strategy to inform employees of alternatives to using car. Fitted with workplace’s existing health and well-being programme. | Programme linked to sustainable travel and well-being agendas across the workplace. | Linked to workplace health policy and sustainable travel plans and aspiration of workplace to be a local leader in health and healthy transport. | Linked to the sustainable travel agenda. | Programme linked to staff travel plans and health and well-being agendas. |
Activities delivered | • Walk to Work Week 2010 and 2011 • Mince Pie Calculator promotiona (Christmas 2010) • Led lunchtime walks • Alternatives to the car – staff conference (June 2010) • Fit Campaign – existing initiative (including walking) | • Walk to Work Week 2011 • Mince Pie Calculator promotiona (Christmas 2010) • Unleash Your Office Animal quiz promotionb (Summer 2010) • Photo competitionc (Spring 2011) | • Mince Pie Calculator promotiona (Christmas 2009 and 2010) • Lunchtime led walks • New Year, New You staff travel days promotions (Jan-Feb 2010 and 2011) • Best Foot Forward pedometer challenge (April–May 2010 and May–June 2011) | • Walk to Work Week 2011 • Lunchtime led walks • Autumn pedometer challenge (October 2010) • Winter Warmers (Winter 2010) • Walking talk and quiz (February 2011) | • Walk to Work Week 2010 and 2011 • Lunchtime walks 2010 • Walking Works campaign launch lunch and walk • Walking champions meeting (Spring 2010) • Summer Social Walk 2010 • Foot pamper day (Sept 2011) |
n (%) unaware of programme | 20 (13.9%) | 379 (64.6%) | 11 (18.6%) | 20 (19.4%) | 8 (32.0%) |
n (%) aware of programme (no participation) | 62 (43.1%) | 119 (20.3%) | 12 (20.3%) | 61 (59.2%) | 5 (20.0%) |
n (%) participated in programme(aware and participated in at least 1 activity) | 62 (43.1%) | 89 (15.2%) | 36 (61.0%) | 22 (21.4%) | 12 (48.0%) |
Frequency of participation n (%) | 0 activities = 82 (56.9%) 1 activity = 28 (19.4%) 2 activities = 24 (16.7%) 3 activities = 3 (2.1%) 4 activities = 2 (1.4%) >5 activities = 5 (3.5%) | 0 activities = 498 (84.8%) 1 activity = 76 (12.9%) 2 activities = 8 (1.4%) 3 activities = 5 (0.9%) 4 activities = 0 (0.0%) >5 activities = 0 (0.0%) | 0 activities = 23 (39.0%) 1 activity = 17 (28.8%) 2 activities = 10 (16.9%) 3 activities = 4 (6.8%) 4 activities = 2 (3.4%) >5 activities = 3 (5.1%) | 0 activities = 81 (78.6%) 1 activity = 17 (16.5%) 2 activities = 3 (2.9%) 3 activities = 1 (1.0%) 4 activities = 1 (1.0%) >5 activities = 0 (0.0%) | 0 activities = 13 (52.0%) 1 activity = 3 (12.0%) 2 activities = 3 (12.0%) 3 activities = 1 (4.0%) 4 activities = 3 (12.0%) >5 activities = 2 (8.0%) |