The Physical Activity Workplace Study (PAWS)

Principal Investigator
Ron Plotnikoff

Co-Investigators
Nicholas Birkett
Kerry Courneya
Bess Marcus
John C. Spence

Project Overview
We conducted a large 3-arm intervention in large worksite settings with over 850 in Alberta to test a 12-month physical activity program using low-cost and feasible programs.

Time Frame
2001-2004

Funding Agencies
Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Representative Publication
Plotnikoff, R., Brunet, S., Courneya, K., Spence, J., Birkett, N., Marcus, B., & Whiteley, J. (2007) The efficacy of stage-matched and standard public health materials for promoting physical activity in the workplace: The Physical Activity Workplace Study. American Journal of Health Promotion, 21:6, 501-509.