Work

The LIFE Project

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: Obesity continues to be a significant health problem for African American women. While a number of obesity interventions target urban African American women, few target rural ones. The LIFE Project is a 10-week intervention designed to reduce obesity in this rural population. Two different interventions (spiritually based and nonspiritually based) were pilot tested, each utilizing a pretest, posttest design. Results demonstrated that both interventions led to significant reductions in weight, but the spiritually based intervention led to additional improvements. The LIFE Project also demonstrated that churches are appropriate settings to deliver health interventions to these women.

Source: Family & Community Health

DOI: 10.1097/fch.0b013e3181d594d5

Authors: Veronica G. Parker, Charlton Coles, Barbara N. Logan, Leroy Davis

Institutions: Clemson University, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Voorhees College

Language: English

Topic: Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities