HealthLinks randomized controlled trial: Design and baseline results.
Small employers, especially those in low-wage industries, frequently lack the capacity and resources to implement evidence-based health promotion interventions without support and assistance. The purpose of this paper is to (a) describe the intervention design and study protocol of the HealthLinks Trial and (b) report baseline findings. This study is a three-arm randomized controlled trial testing the impact of the HealthLinks intervention on worksites' adoption and implementation of evidence-based interventions. Group 1 will receive HealthLinks, Group 2 will receive HealthLinks plus wellness committees, and Group 3 will be a delayed control group. Seventy-eight employers are participating in the study; and 3302 employees across the worksites participated in the baseline data collection. Employers and employees will participate in follow-up surveys at one and two years after baseline to measure implementation (one year) and maintenance (two years) of HealthLinks interventions. Study outcomes will determine whether HealthLinks is an effective approach to increasing evidence-based health promotion in small, low-wage worksites and whether wellness committees are a capacity-building tool that increases HealthLinks' effectiveness.
['Hannon|Peggy A|PA|', 'Hammerback|Kristen|K|', 'Allen|Claire L|CL|', 'Parrish|Amanda T|AT|', 'Chan|K Gary|KG|', 'Kohn|Marlana J|MJ|', 'Teague|Sara|S|', 'Beresford|Shirley A A|SA|', 'Helfrich|Christian D|CD|', 'Harris|Jeffrey R|JR|']
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Randomized controlled trial Evidence-based interventions Workplace health promotion