title: Faithful five: exploring African American faith leaders' perspectives on factors affecting childhood obesity.
abstract: This study used a community-based participatory research tool called photovoice to understand African American faith leaders' perspectives on the factors that influence childhood obesity in their communities. Five African American women, who self-identified as faith leaders, took photographs and discussed photographs and emergent themes in 5 meetings. Qualitative analysis involved identifying recurring themes from the transcriptions of the photograph discussions, as well as the photographs themselves. The results suggest that the cycle of stress related to family responsibilities influences childhood obesity in this community. The implications for further research and public health practice are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Behavioral Research, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129, USA. m.mcfatrich@tcu.edu
authors.forename: Molly
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McFatrich
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weinhold
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Riggins
authors.forename: Kate F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Blackman
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lebow-Skelley
authors.forename: Latasha N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Little
authors.forename: Faye
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Terry
authors.forename: Briana
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Woods-Jaeger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D009657:North Carolina; D009765:Obesity / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D012067:Religion; D013315:Stress, Psychological