title: USING THE Internet TO INCREASE Physical Activity IN A FAITH COMMUNITY.
abstract: Physical inactivity is the biggest public health problem of the 21st Century. Additionally, minority populations have higher rates of obesity and obesity-related illnesses, supporting the need to develop culturally-appropriate physical activity interventions for these populations. For African Americans (AAs), churches promote spiritual, mental, and physical well-being. The Internet offers an innovative medium to produce health behavior change and may be ideal to use with AAs in a church setting. A simple, no-cost, 8-week, Internet-delivered intervention to increase physical activity was piloted in an AA church. Level of activity increased, whereas time spent sitting decreased.
authors.forename: Enrika
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Washington
authors.forename: Latricia Diane
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Weed
authors.forename: Shellye A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Vardaman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000193:education; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control*; D064698:Parish Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult