NHLBI step-by-step approach to adapting cardiovascular training and education curricula for diverse audiences.
Racial and ethnic minority communities need to be involved in developing health information to ensure its cultural appropriateness, improve its acceptability, and stimulate adoption of healthy behaviors. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health adapted a heart-health curriculum for Latinos into culturally appropriate curricula for American Indians/Alaska Natives, African Americans, and Filipinos. Lessons learned from this process can assist public health practitioners interested in adapting science-based heart-health information into practical health education messages that meet the cultural and contextual needs of diverse groups.
Wallace
Madeleine F
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Evaluation Branch, Division of Evaluation and Systematic Analysis, Office of Portfolio Analysis and Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, 2 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-0226, USA. wallacem2@mail.nih.gov
Fulwood
Robinson
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Alvarado
Matilde
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D001741:Black or African American; D001213:Asian; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003469:Culture; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D054555:National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.) / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011314:Preventive Health Services; D014481:United States