Tipping the Scales on Obesity: Church-Based Health Promotion for African American Women

Abstract: Research suggests that over 80% of U.S. adult African American (AA) women are at risk for hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. In 2011–2012, 56.6% of non-Hispanic Black women were obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2). Project TEACH—Transforming, Empowering, and Affecting Congregation Health was designed to determine the effectiveness of a faith-based, culturally competent, nutrition and exercise program targeting AA women in a church setting.
Source: Journal of Christian Nursing - Category: Nursing Tags: Feature: parish nursing Source Type: research