Abstract
Evidence-based walking programs exist and some have been tailored specifically for
the national Cooperative Extension System; however, program outcomes and translational
challenges and successes are underreported. This has presented a challenge to scaling
the best-fit intervention for walking promotion within this national system. Here,
we describe existing open-access walking programs as well as implications for improving
the fit and sustainability of this intervention type within the system. Our experience
provides suggestions for pragmatic data collection, infrastructure to support pragmatic
data collection, and novel ways to disseminate best practices, as well as considerations
for de-implementing what is not working.
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Published online: February 02, 2019
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