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Table 1 RE-AIM Evaluation of Healthy Together

From: A RE-AIM evaluation of Healthy Together: a family-centred program to support children’s healthy weights

RE-AIM Dimensions

Measures

Data Sources

REACH

 To what extent did HT reach the target population?

Organization level:

• Types of families served by participating organizations

Individual level:

• Estimated attendance at HT

• Extent to which HT participants reflect target population

• Director interviews

• HT implementation summary

• Survey data (participants)

• Census data

EFFECTIVENESS

 How well did HT program achieve intended outcomes?

• Knowledge of healthy eating and physical activity as a result of HT (caregivers)

• Healthy eating and physical activity behavior as a result of HT (caregivers, youth, children 7–12 yrs)

• Perceived impact on wellbeing (caregivers, youth, children 7–12 yrs)

• Perceived impact on social connections within families and community (caregivers, youth)

• Perceptions of HT acceptability (caregivers, youth, children 7–12 yrs)

• Facilitator feedback on HT program

• Participant surveys

• HT Facilitator surveys

ADOPTION

 What setting level factors influenced initiation and integration HT into core service programs?

• Enablers and challenges to initiating/ integrating HT in core service programs

• Perceptions of ease of using the program tools and resources to implement HT

• Facilitator survey

• Director interviews

IMPLEMENTATION

 To what extent was HT delivered as intended?

• Consistency related to delivering core components of HT in core services

• Factors influencing ability to implement HT program as intended

• Types of adaptations for settings and to meet needs of participants

• Facilitator surveys

• Director interviews

• Implementation summary

MAINTAINANCE

 To what extent are organizations continuing to offer HT?

 How has offering HT influenced policy and practice?

• Number of organizations continuing or with plans to continue offering HT

• Enablers and challenges to HT program maintenance at 6-month follow-up

• Policy and/or practice changes to support healthy lifestyles because of HT

• Director interviews

• Implementation summary