Increasing Physical Activity in Black Women: Results from a Randomized Trial Conducted in Faith-Based Settings

Abstract

The FI intervention is a feasible strategy for short- and long-term increases in physical activity among African American women. Additional dissemination and evaluation of the strategy could be useful for reducing chronic disease in this high-risk population.

Engaging Church Leaders in a Health Needs Assessment Process to Design a Multilevel Health Promotion Intervention in Low-resource Rural Jamaican Faith Communities

“…A needs assessment focused on health also includes using the information gathered to spur creation of new programs (e.g., health promotion interventions), policies, and practices that, taken together, could positively shift health outcomes and reduce health inequities (CDC, 2013). Although more reports on needs assessments in faith communities are emerging (e.g., Berkley-Patton et al, 2018;Whitt-Glover et al, 2017), to our knowledge, no reports exist on CBPR and needs assessment approaches used to engage JA faith leaders in faith community-based research to improve the health of their church and community members.…”

“…However, most did not have access to a computer or regular access to the internet, thereby making it difficult to share materials from abroad and to get timely responses on sent documents. Despite the growing reports in the CBPR literature on the importance of understanding the health concerns and needs of underserved faith communities (e.g., Berkley-Patton et al, 2018;Whitt-Glover et al, 2017), less information is available on understanding and responding to the needs of faith leaders who are fully engaged in serving their community and working collaboratively with researchers. More information on this practice can help provide information on strategies to create highly functioning, faithbased CABs and could possibly lead to increased timeliness and efficiencies in responding to community-identified needs.…”

“…Community-based participatory research (CBPR) has been used in the U.S. as an approach to address health inequities by engaging faith community members in addressing the health of underserved congregants and community members (Israel et al, 2005(Israel et al, , 2013. CBPR-driven health promotion interventions have addressed many health concerns in faith-based settings, such as HIV/STDs (Berkley-Patton et al, 2016Derose et al, 2016), fruit/ vegetable intake (Campbell et al, 2007), colorectal cancer (Lumpkins et al, 2013), and blood pressure (Whitt-Glover et al, 2017). In these and other studies, faith members have assisted with determining study procedures, recruiting and retaining participants, interpretation of results, and dissemination of research findings.…”

Perspective: A Call for Precision in Faith-based Initiatives Promoting Health among African Americans

“…3 Health scientists and practitioners have sought out faith-based organizations to launch programs designed to improve the health of vulnerable populations and ultimately reduce racial disparities in disease, disability, and death. [4][5][6] The bulk of these studies have been lifestyle interventions set in churches or designed to incorporate church practices (eg, prayer, scripture, music) in an effort to encourage and help AAs to eat healthier, intervention studies. 3 be more physically active, or to follow recommended health screenings or disease management protocols 5,7 Perspective -Bruce et al Several faith-based interventions have employed a community-engaged approach that includes members of the church, often laity, in the design and delivery of programs.…”

Identifying barriers, facilitators, and implementation strategies for a faith-based physical activity program

“…Efficacy-effectiveness trials have promoted PA in FBOs, but Faith in Action is the only one that has focused on Latinas. [33][34][35][36] Because the outcomes paper focused on participant outcomes, little is known of how the organizational context contributed to the success (the "how" and the "why"). Understanding the organizational context is critical for scale-up and dissemination of evidence-based programs.…”