The WORD (wholeness, oneness, righteousness, deliverance): A Faith-based weight-loss program utilizing a community-based participatory research approach

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 634-650

  Kim, Karen Hye Cheon ^a   Linnan, Laura ^b   Campbell, Marci Kramish ^b   Brooks, Christine ^c   Koenig, Harold G ^d   Wiesen, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Joint Orange Chatham Communities in Action   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Churches; Community based participatory research; Obesity; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEADERSHIP; LOW CALORY DIET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RELIGION; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY MASS INDEX; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; DIET, REDUCING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; OBESITY; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; RURAL POPULATION; SPIRITUALITY; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 52249107113     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198106291985     Document Type: Article

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