SynthesisJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2020
A Multilevel Diabetes and CVD Risk Reduction Intervention in African American Churches: Project Faith Influencing Transformation (FIT) Feasibility and Outcomes.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- How effective are church-based weight-loss interventions among Black adults? A systematic review.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2024Pooled it
- Improvements and Maintenance of Clinical and Functional Measures Among Rural Women: Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities-2. 0 Cluster Randomized Trial.Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes · 2022Trial
- Perceptions and Perspectives of Mission-Involved Members on Lifestyle, Non-communicable Diseases, and Health Promotion in Seventh-Day Adventist Churches in Argentina.Journal of religion and health · 2026Article
- "I'm going to use the formula God gave me": The Role of the Black Church in Breastfeeding Support for Black Mothers.Maternal and child health journal · 2026Article
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- Racial Discrimination, Religious Coping, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among African American Women and Men.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- Neighborhood-level social determinants of health and cardioprotective behaviors among church members in New Orleans, Louisiana.The American journal of the medical sciences · 2024Article
- Have a Little Faith: Overcoming Pandemic-Related Challenges to Designing and Implementing a COVID-19 Testing Trial in African American Churches.American journal of public health · 2024Article
- Feasibility and Acceptability of the Project Faith Influencing Transformation Intervention in Faith-Based Settings.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2024Article
- Diabetic Kidney Disease Prevention Care Model Development.Clinical diabetes : a publication of the American Diabetes Association · 2024Article
- An Examination of Culturally Relevant Health Messages in African-American Churches.Journal of religion and health · 2023Article
- Community-Based Interventions to Address Disparities in Cardiometabolic Diseases Among Minoritized Racial and Ethnic Groups.Current atherosclerosis reports · 2023Review
- Realist review of community coalitions and outreach interventions to increase access to primary care for vulnerable populations: a realist review.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2023Article
- Lifestyle change program engagement in real-world clinical practice: a mixed-methods analysis.Translational behavioral medicine · 2023Article
- Influence of neighborhood-level social determinants of health on a heart-healthy lifestyle among Black church members: A mixed-methods study.American heart journal plus : cardiology research and practice · 2023Article
- Evidence-Based Quality Improvement (EBQI) in the pre-implementation phase: key steps and activities.Frontiers in health services · 2023Article
- Equity in Medical Care for People Living With Diabetes.Diabetes spectrum : a publication of the American Diabetes Association · 2022Article
- Community-Based Participatory Research to Improve Cardiovascular Health Among US Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups.Current epidemiology reports · 2022Review
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- Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes.Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America · 2021Review
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Abstract
Wide-reaching health promotion interventions are needed in influential, accessible community settings to address African American (AA) diabetes and CVD disparities. Most AAs are overweight/obese, which is a primary clinical risk factor for diabetes/CVD. Using a faith-community-engaged approach, this study examined feasibility and outcomes of Project Faith Influencing Transformation (FIT), a diabetes/CVD screening, prevention, and linkage to care pilot intervention to increase weight loss in AA church-populations at 8 months. Six churches were matched and randomized to multilevel FIT intervention or standard education control arms. Key multilevel religiously tailored FIT intervention components included: (a) individual self-help materials (e.g., risk checklists, pledge cards); (b) YMCA-facilitated weekly group Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) weight loss classes; (c) church service activities (e.g., sermons, responsive readings); and (d) church-community text/voice messages to promote healthy eating and physical activity. Health screenings (e.g., weight, blood pressure, blood glucose) were held during church services to identify participants with diabetes/CVD risks and refer them to their church's DPP class and linkage to care services. Participants (N = 352 church members and community members using churches' outreach ministries) were primarily female (67%) and overweight/obese (87%). Overall, FIT intervention participants were significantly more likely to achieve a > 5 lb weight loss (OR = 1.6; CI = 1.24, 2.01) than controls. Odds of intervention FIT-DPP participants achieving a > 5 lb weight loss were 3.6 times more than controls (p < .07). Exposure to sermons, text/email messages, brochures, commitment cards, and posters was significantly related to > 5 lb. weight loss. AA churches can feasibly assist in increasing reach and impact of diabetes/CVD risk reduction interventions with intensive weight loss components among at risk AA church-populations.
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