Overview
The specific purpose of the Reducing CVD Risk Project was to determine the effectiveness of a church-based intervention program that aimed to reduce cardiovascular disease risk factors in mid-life and older African Americans through:
- Increased consumption of fruits, vegetables, and calcium rich foods
- Increased habitual physical activity
- Decreased consumption of fat, sugar, and sodium
- Improved blood pressure, body weight, blood sugars and other clinical indicators
Approach
In particular, the intervention focused on a community-based participatory research process which grew out of existing volunteer efforts (i.e., Day of Dialogue on Minority Health).
Methods
- 6 churches (three treatment, three comparison) in Gadsden & Leon Counties
- African American adult participants > 45, n=300, n=100 clinical subsample
- Data collected through surveys, clinical measures & biomarkers at baseline, 6, 18 & 24 months
Theoretical Models
- Trans-theoretical model of change (stage of change)
- Socio-ecological framework
For more information about the project, please contact:
Penny A. Ralston, Ph.D., pralston@fsu.edu, (850) 645-8110
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