Over all, the program would cost the taxpayer modestly, as the Treasury would pay incentives to encourage participation in the program.
Authors of one study reported its relatively low attrition rate was due to "telephone calls to those who failed to attend more than two training sessions, which provided active reinforcement to encourage participation in the program (Bunout et al. 2005)." Several studies stated that participants remained active after the intervention (Barnett et al. 2003; Li et al. 2005; Swanenburg et al. 2007).
Calls to individuals who miss classes can provide "active reinforcement to encourage participation in the program (Bunout et al. 2005)." For home-based exercises, providing participants with a manual of instructions and illustrations can improve adherence to the exercises prescribed (Madureira et al. 2007).
The standard care group was offered yoga after the study was completed to encourage participation in the program.
They conducted group and one-on-one promotional sessions to encourage participation in the program.
The involvement of local leaders in the mobilization process can influence individual decisions to take the test; their involvement encouraged trust in the program and community cooperation.
Similar mortgage principal reductions have been supported by the International Monetary Fund and are encouraged in the government's Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), which provides monetary incentives to lenders for each dollar in principal reduced.
To further encourage active participation in the program, SunWise launched an awards program in spring 2003.
They also conclude that the gains in employment for program participants would be increased if the least employable were encouraged to participate in the program rather than using the existing selection rule that encouraged persons who are deemed to have good employment prospects, i.e., cream-skimming, to participate in the program.
That's why all 3,000 members of GE's 27 Hispanic Forum hubs are encouraged to participate in the program, whether it's by offering expertise on uninterruptible power supplies, contributing Six Sigma experience in supply chain management or organizing colleagues to put together care packages of clean bottles, baby blankets and diapers.
Belly will also train employees to encourage them to participate in the program.
