ArticleHealth behavior and policy review2020
A Small-Changes Weight Loss Programfor African-American Church Members.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- How effective are church-based weight-loss interventions among Black adults? A systematic review.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2024Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of hypertension interventions in faith-based organisation settings.Journal of global health · 2023Pooled it
- Implementing a Covid-19 Testing Intervention in African American Testing Deserts in Chicago: an Academic-Community Partnership to Promote Covid-19 Health Equity.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Keep it Movin': Design and methods of a church-based physical activity program to improve physical function among midlife and older black adults.Contemporary clinical trials · 2024Article
- Mobile health plus community health worker support for weight management among public housing residents (Path to Health): A randomized controlled trial protocol.Contemporary clinical trials · 2022Article
- A nutrition and lifestyle-focused shared medical appointment in a resource-challenged community setting: a mixed-methods study.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Engaging Faith Communities in Hispanic Child Obesity Prevention: Church Leaders' Insights on Barriers and Cultural Strategies.Global qualitative nursing researchArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo test whether a previously tested, small-changes weight loss program could be translated for use in African American churches.
methodsThe program consisted of 12 group sessions held weekly at a partner church. Key intervention messages were disseminated via Facebook. A single-arm pretest-posttest evaluation included assessments at baseline, program completion (3-month), and after three months with no contact (6-month).
resultsParticipants (N = 17; 16 women, age 57.5±12.1 years, body mass index 36.5 kg/m
conclusionsThis study suggests that a faith-based, faith-placed intervention utilizing a small-changes approach in African American churches may achieve sustained weight loss in parishioners with obesity.
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