title: A CBPR Study to Test the Impact of a Church-Based Health Empowerment Program on Health Behaviors and Health Outcomes of Black Adult Churchgoers.
abstract: Black adults in the United States are disproportionately affected by health disparities, such as overweight and obesity. Research suggests that Black adults engage in fewer health-promoting behaviors (e.g., physical activity and healthy eating) than their non-Hispanic White counterparts. These health-promoting behaviors are known protective factors against overweight/obesity and related health concerns. This community-based participatory research study employed a waitlist control design and a university-church partnership approach to test the impact of a church-based health-empowerment program designed to increase health-promoting behaviors (called health-smart behaviors) and improve health indicators (e.g., reduce weight) among overweight/obese Black adult churchgoers. Results indicate that the intervention group (n = 37) experienced a significant increase in levels of healthy eating and physical activity and a significant decrease in weight compared to the waitlist control group (n = 33). Results from this study have implications for the design of church-based, culturally sensitive health promotion interventions to increase health-smart behaviors and ultimately prevent and reduce obesity and related diseases in Black communities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Florida, P.O. Box 112250, Gainesville, FL, 32611-2250, USA.
authors.forename: Carolyn M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Tucker
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Florida, P.O. Box 112250, Gainesville, FL, 32611-2250, USA. gwippold@ufl.edu.
authors.forename: Guillermo M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Wippold
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Florida, P.O. Box 112250, Gainesville, FL, 32611-2250, USA.
authors.forename: Jaime L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Florida, P.O. Box 112250, Gainesville, FL, 32611-2250, USA.
authors.forename: Tya M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Arthur
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Florida, P.O. Box 112250, Gainesville, FL, 32611-2250, USA.
authors.forename: Frederic F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Desmond
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Florida, P.O. Box 112250, Gainesville, FL, 32611-2250, USA.
authors.forename: Karlyne C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D050177:Overweight / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011209:Power, Psychological; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012067:Religion; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Black adults; Church-based health program; Community-based participatory research; Health disparities; Health promotion
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