Do obesity-reduction programs targeted to rural populations use CDC's 12 Common Community Measures for Obesity Prevention (COCOMO) for physical activity - and if so, do these strategies work?
To find out, a workgroup from 11 of the 21 academic centers participating in the CDC-funded Physical Activity Policy and Research Network conducted a review of the relevant literature from 2002 to 2013. Of the 26 studies that reported on strategies to support physical activity in rural areas, 22 reported on COCOMO strategies. The two most common strategies, implemented in 10 of the studies, were enhancing infrastructure to support walking and increasing opportunities for extracurricular physical activity.
