Evaluation of a community-based participatory physical activity promotion project: effect on cardiovascular disease risk profiles of school employees

Table 2 Cost of the Intervention.

Item	Total Price
Costs of Pre intervention Screening
University Employee Salaries*	$16,468
School Nurse Salaries	$4,145
Travel	$2,716
Cholestech Analyzer × 2	$4000
Omron BP Monitor × 2	$1,200
Stadiometer	$400
Body Composition Analyzer	$1500
Scale	$400
Expendables @ $20/participant	$4,040
Total	$34,869
Costs of Intervention
Treadmills @ $4900/site	$29,400
Pedometers @ $7/participant	$1,414
Walking booklets @ $12/participant	$2,424
Total	$33,238

* Salaries include fringe benefits and University's indirect cost rate charged on personnel salaries.
The cost of the post intervention screening is calculated by excluding the cost of equipment since they are reusable. The cost of post intervention screening was $27,369. The total cost of the intervention was approximately $95,000.

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