?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F7044%2F&rft.title=OVERWEIGHT+AND+OBESITY+IN+ALLEGHENY+COUNTY%3A+DESIGNING+AN+INTEVENTION+FOR+THE+COMMUNITY+WITH+THE+COMMUNITY&rft.creator=Fitzgerald%2C+Katharine+R&rft.description=This+project+was+designed+as+an+assessment+of+the+overweight+and+obesity+resources+available+in+the+City+of+Pittsburgh+and+the+two+boroughs+of+Braddock+and+Wilkinsburg.+This+project+also+designs+a+participatory+action+research+intervention+to+address+the+specific+needs+and+barriers+of+the+region+in+regard+to+healthy+lifestyles.+This+project+was+designed+to+address+three+objectives+of+HealthyPeople+2010%3A+1)+to+increase+the+proportion+of+adults+who+are+at+a+healthy+weight%2C+2)+to+increase+the+proportion+of+adults+who+exercise+for+at+least+30+minutes+daily+and+3)+to+increase+worksite+accessible+nutrition+and+weight+management+counseling.MethodologyTwo+assessments+of+the+region%2C+a+physical+activity+resource+assessment+and+assessment+of+health+and+wellness+opportunities+offered+by+the+regions+top+ten+employers+were+facilitated.+The+physical+activity+resource+assessment+surveyed+five+parks+in+the+region+for+walkability%2C+barriers+and+incentives+for+community+use.+In+conjunction+with+the+assessment+a+participatory+action+research+intervention+with+13+collaborative+partners+was+designed.+The+next+stage+assessments+include+focus+groups+and+surveys.ResultsThe+five+parks+were+found+to+offer+a+refuge+from+urban+life+within+the+city+limits.+Amenities+in+regard+to+public+toilets%2C+park+information%2C+parking+and+exercise+information+such+as+mile+markers+were+often+lacking.+Eight+of+ten+region+employers+offer+health+and+wellness+programs.+The+scope+of+services+varied+as+did+employee+utilization+of+such+services.Conclusions+Allegheny+County+offers+excellent+venues+for+outdoor+recreation.+Unfortunately+the+public+does+not+access+these+facilities.+Employers+in+the+region+offer+health+and+wellness+programs+but+without+substantial+incentives%2C+employees+may+abstain+from+participation.+Determining+the+specific+barriers+to+healthier+lifestyle+choices+through+participatory+action+research+methodology+is+a+first+step+to+improving+the+overall+health+in+the+region.&rft.date=2006-06-07&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F7044%2F1%2Fkfitzgerald_wbookmark.pdf&rft.identifier=++Fitzgerald%2C+Katharine+R++(2006)+OVERWEIGHT+AND+OBESITY+IN+ALLEGHENY+COUNTY%3A+DESIGNING+AN+INTEVENTION+FOR+THE+COMMUNITY+WITH+THE+COMMUNITY.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++