Effectiveness of a Faith Based Community Partnership Weight Loss Intervention in African American Church Members

2006 ◽  
Vol 106 (8) ◽  
pp. A28
Author(s):  
C. Christie ◽  
S.E. Weerts ◽  
C. Brady ◽  
Q. Bruer
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
African American ◽  
Community Partnership ◽  
Weight Loss Intervention ◽  
Church Members ◽  
African American Church ◽  
Faith Based

Results of ALIVE: A Faith-Based Pilot Intervention to Improve Diet Among African American Church Members

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-4
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Lynch ◽  
Erin Emery-Tiburcio ◽  
Sheila Dugan ◽  
Francine Stark White ◽  
Clayton Thomason ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Church Members ◽  
African American Church ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Pilot Intervention

Results of ALIVE: A Faith-Based Pilot Intervention to Improve Diet Among African American Church Members

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Lynch ◽  
Erin Emery-Tiburcio ◽  
Sheila Dugan ◽  
Francine Stark White ◽  
Clayton Thomason ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Church Members ◽  
African American Church ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Pilot Intervention

Exploring HIV Risk and Ex-Offender Status Among African American Church Populations: Considerations for Faith-Based Settings

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 230-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcie Berman ◽  
Jannette Berkley-Patton ◽  
Alexandria Booker ◽  
Carole Bowe-Thompson ◽  
Andrea Bradley-Ewing
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Hiv Risk ◽  
African American Church ◽  
Faith Based

Developing culturally congruent weight maintenance programs for African American church members

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 152-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Paul Seale ◽  
Judith Fifield ◽  
Y. Monique Davis-Smith ◽  
Rebecca Satterfield ◽  
Joy Goens Thomas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Weight Maintenance ◽  
Church Members ◽  
African American Church ◽  
Culturally Congruent

scholarly journals Better Me Within Randomized Trial: Faith-Based Diabetes Prevention Program for Weight Loss in African American Women

2020 ◽  
pp. 089011712095854
Author(s):  
Heather Kitzman ◽  
Abdullah Mamun ◽  
Leilani Dodgen ◽  
Donna Slater ◽  
George King ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
African American ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Randomized Trial ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Diabetes Prevention ◽  
Diabetes Prevention Program ◽  
American Women ◽  
Faith Based

Purpose: Previous DPP translations in African American women have been suboptimal. This trial evaluated a community-based participatory research developed faith-based diabetes prevention program (DPP) to improve weight loss in African American women. Design: This cluster randomized trial allocated churches to faith-based (FDPP) or standard (SDPP) DPP interventions. Setting. African American churches. Subjects. Eleven churches with 221 African American women (aged 48.8 ± 11.2 years, BMI = 36.7 ± 8.4) received the FDPP (n = 6) or SDPP (n = 5) intervention. Intervention: FDPP incorporated 5 faith-based components, including pastor involvement, into the standard DPP curriculum. The SDPP used the standard DPP curriculum. Lay health leaders facilitated interventions at church sites. Measures: Weight and biometrics were collected by blinded staff at baseline, 4- and 10-months. Analysis: A multilevel hierarchical regression model compared the FDPP and SDPP groups on outcomes. Results: FDPP and SDPP churches significantly lost weight at 10-months (overall −2.6%, p < .01). Women in FDPP churches who attended at least 15 sessions lost an additional 6.1 pounds at 4-months compared to SDPP corresponding to a 5.8% reduction at 10-months (p < .05). Both groups had significant improvements in health behaviors and biometrics. Conclusions: Faith-based and standard DPP interventions led by lay health leaders successfully improved weight, health behaviors, and chronic disease risk. However, the faith-based DPP when fully implemented met the CDC’s recommendation for weight loss for diabetes prevention in African American women.

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