ArticleJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2017
Fostering African-American Improvement in Total Health (FAITH!): An Application of the American Heart Association's Life's Simple 7™ among Midwestern African-Americans.
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- Cardiovascular Health, 2010 to 2020: A Systematic Review of a Decade of Research on Life's Simple 7.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025Pooled it
- Community-Based Culturally Tailored Education Programs for Black Communities with Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Hypertension, and Stroke: Systematic Review Findings.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2023Pooled it
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- The Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities Program 2.0: An RCT Examining Effects on Simple 7.American journal of preventive medicine · 2020Trial
- Health for Hearts United Longitudinal Trial: Improving Dietary Behaviors in Older African Americans.American journal of preventive medicine · 2020Trial
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- Bridging the Gap: Multidisciplinary Decision Making to Address Systemic Barriers in Cardiovascular Care.Current cardiology reports · 2026Review
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- Design of Black Impact: A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Mechanisms Underlying Psychosocial Stress Reduction in a Cardiovascular Health Intervention.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025Article
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- Barriers and Facilitators of Implementing a Community and Faith-Based Intervention to Increase Eye Care Utilization in Black Americans.American journal of ophthalmology · 2025Article
- From court to community: a cost-benefit evaluation of a community sports programme for Arab women in Israel's multiethnic context.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Article
- Community-based participatory design of a decade: the FAITH! Cardiovascular Health and Wellness Program.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The Use of Social Marketing in Community-Wide Physical Activity Programs: A Scoping Review.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2024Article
- Design and rationale of the social determinants of the risk of hypertension in women of reproductive age (SAFE HEART) study: An American Heart Association research goes red initiative.American heart journal · 2024Article
- How to design equitable digital health tools: A narrative review of design tactics, case studies, and opportunities.PLOS digital health · 2024Review
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Abstract
objectiveAfrican-Americans have a strikingly low prevalence of ideal cardiovascular health metrics of the American Heart Association's Life's Simple 7 (LS7). This study was conducted to assess the impact of a community-based cardiovascular disease prevention intervention on the knowledge and achievement of cardiovascular health metrics among a marginalized African-American community.
methodsAdult congregants (n = 37, 70 % women) from three African-American churches in Rochester, MN, participated in the Fostering African-American Improvement in Total Health (FAITH!) program, a theory-based, culturally-tailored, 16-week education series incorporating the American Heart Association's LS7 framework. Feasibility testing included assessments of participant recruitment, program attendance, and retention. We classified participants according to definitions of ideal, intermediate, and poor cardiovascular health based on cardiac risk factors and health behaviors and calculated an LS7 score (range 0 to 14) at baseline and post-intervention. Knowledge of cardiac risk factors was assessed by questionnaire. Main outcome measures were changes in cardiovascular health knowledge and cardiovascular health components related to LS7 from baseline to post-intervention. Psychosocial measures included socioeconomic status, outlook on life, self-reported health, self-efficacy, and family support.
resultsThirty-six out of 37 recruited participants completed the entire program including health assessments. Participants attended 63.5 % of the education series and attendance at each session was, on average, 62 % of those enrolled. There was a statistically significant improvement in cardiovascular health knowledge (p < 0.02). A higher percentage of participants meeting either ideal or intermediate LS7 score categories and a lower percentage within the poor category were observed. Higher LS7 scores correlated with higher psychosocial measures ratings.
conclusionsAlthough small, our study suggests that the FAITH! program is a feasible, community intervention promoting ideal cardiovascular health that has the potential to improve cardiovascular health literacy and LS7 among African-Americans.
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