title: Health ministry partnerships: creating a habit for health.
abstract: More than one third of the U.S. population is obese whereas 17% of youth ages 2 to 19 are obese. This paper describes the partnership between a predominantly African American church in central Texas with a state university nursing school to reduce obesity through a health-promotion program. Based upon the success of the partnership and impact of the program, this partnership could serve as an exemplar for other churches and universities in developing health programs.
authors.affiliation: The University of Texas, Austin, USA.
authors.forename: Shalonda E B
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Horton
authors.affiliation: Seton Medical Center Austin , USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Alvear
authors.affiliation: Mt Zion Baptist Church, Austin, USA.
authors.forename: Daryl L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Horton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D064698:Parish Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D055815:Young Adult