The Brand ’s PREACH Survey: A Capacity Assessment Tool for P redicting R eadiness to E ngage A frican American C hurches in H ealth

AbstractThe purpose of this study was to develop the Brand ’s PREACH (PredictingReadiness toEngageAfrican AmericanChurches inHealth) Survey, a capacity assessment tool based on the Brand ’s PREACH Model to predict the readiness of African American (AA) churches to engage in health promotion programming (HPP). The survey assessed church infrastructure (physical structure, personnel, funding, and cultural/social support), frequency of HPP and readiness to engage in HPP. The survey w as administered to 108 AA churches in Illinois and North Carolina. The study findings revealed that churches with more infrastructure tended to engage in more HPP. Churches with less infrastructure tended to engage in less HPP. Overall, infrastructure was associated with and able to predict the read iness of AA churches to engage in HPP.

Source: Journal of Religion and Health - June 29, 2018 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research