The Montana radon study: Social marketing via digital signage technology for reaching families in the waiting room

L.S. Larsson

American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, issue 4, 779-785

Abstract: Objectives. I tested a social marketing intervention delivered in health department waiting rooms via digital signage technology for increasing radon program participation among priority groups. Methods. I conducted a tri-county, community-based study over a 3-year period (2010-2013) in a high-radon state by using a quasi-experimental design. We collected survey data for eligible participants at the time of radon test kit purchase. Results. Radon program participation increased at the intervention site ( t38 = 3.74; P = .001; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 4.8, 16.0) with an increase in renters (χ21,228 = 4.3; P = .039), Special Supplementary Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children families (χ21,166 = 3.13; P = .077) and first-time testers (χ21,228 = 10.93; P = .001). Approximately one third (30.3%; n = 30) attributed participation in the radon program to viewing the interventionmessage. The intervention crossover was also successful with increased monthly kit sales (t37 = 2.69; P = .01; 95% CI = 1.20, 8.47) and increased households participating (t23 = 4.76; P < .001; 95% CI = 3.10, 7.88). Conclusions. A social marketing message was an effective population-based intervention for increasing radon program participation. The results prompted policy changes for Montana radon programming and adoption of digital signage technology by 2 health departments. © 2015, American Public Health Association Inc. All rights reserved.

Keywords: radon, adult; clinical trial; crossover procedure; female; health promotion; human; male; middle aged; Montana; outpatient department; procedures; public health; social marketing; socioeconomics, Adult; Ambulatory Care Facilities; Cross-Over Studies; Female; Health Promotion; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Montana; Public Health; Radon; Social Marketing; Socioeconomic Factors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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