The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore perceptions and beliefs about body size,
weight, and weight loss among obese African American women in order to form a design of …

Management of diabetes constitutes significant social and economic burdens worldwide.
There is a shortage of empirical studies on the management of diabetes and the associated …

Behavioural interventions incorporating features that are culturally salient to A frican A
merican women have emerged as one approach to address the high rates of obesity in this …

This trial evaluated a 6-month, church-based aerobic exercise intervention to increase
physical activity among African American women relative to a health lecture and stretching …

Background Family and friend participation may provide culturally salient social support for
weight loss in African American adults. Methods SHARE (Supporting Healthy Activity and …

This review provides a summary of physical activity interventions delivered in faith-based
organizations. Electronic databases were searched to identify relevant studies. After …

Background Culinary nutrition education programs are increasingly used as a public health
intervention for older adults. These programs often integrate nutrition education in addition …

Context Adapting behavior change interventions to meet the needs of racial and ethnic
minority populations has the potential to enhance their effectiveness in the target …

Barbershops constitute potential sites for community health promotion programs targeting
hypertension (HTN) in black men, but such programs have not been evaluated previously …

Abstract Objective African-Americans have a strikingly low prevalence of ideal
cardiovascular health metrics of the American Heart Association's Life's Simple 7 (LS7). This …