Promoting heart health: An HBCU collaboration with the Living Heart Foundation and the National Football League Retired Players Association

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 104, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 186-193

  Valentine, Peggy ^a   Duren Winfield, Vanessa ^a   Onsomu, Elijah O ^a   Hoover, Eddie L ^b   Cammock, Cheryl E ^c   Roberts, Arthur ^d  

^a WINSTON SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Living Heart Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Cardiovascular disease; Chronic diseases; Historically black colleges universities; Students

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONSULTATION; CURRICULUM; DEMOGRAPHY; E-MAIL; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864773723     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)30138-3     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. Lloyd-Jones D, Adams RJ, Brown TM, et al. Heart disease and stroke statistics-2010 update: a report from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2010;121:e46-e215.
2. Heron M. Deaths: leading causes for 2004. Hyattsville MD: National Center for Health Statistics; 2007. Natl Vital Stat Rep; vol 56(5).
3. Lloyd-Jones D, Adams RJ, Brown TM, et al. Heart disease and stroke statistics-2009 update: a report from the American Heart Association statistics committee and stroke statistics subcommittee. Circulation . 2009;119:e21-e181.
4. Kung HC, Hoyert DL, Xu JQ, et al. Deaths: final data for 2005. Hyattsville MD: National Center for Health Statistics; 2008. Natl Vital Stat Rep; vol 56(10).
5. Foot DK, Lewis RP, Pearson TA, et al. Demographics and cardiology, 1950-2050. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2000;35:1067-1081. (Pubitemid 30189942)
6. Huston SL. Burden of cardiovascular disease in North Carolina - July. Raleigh, NC: NC Department of Health and Human Services. www.startwithyourheart. com/Default.aspx?pn=CVDBurden. Accessed September 6, 2010.
7. Hayman LL, Meininger JC, Daniels SR, et al. Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in nursing practice: focus on children and youth. Circulation. 2007;116:344-357.
8. National Center for Health Statistics. Health, United States, 2008, with chartbook on the health of Americans. Table 71. Hyattsville, MD; 2008. www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf. Accessed December 23, 2010.
9. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Obesity-halting the epidemic by making health easier: at a glance 2010. www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/publications/aag/pdf/2010/ AAG-Obesity-2010-Web-508.pdf. Accessed December 23, 2010.
10. Mokdad AH, Ford ES, Bowman BA, et al. Prevalence of obesity, diabetes, and obesity-related health risk factors, 2001. JAMA. 2003;289(1):76-79. (Pubitemid 36026281)
11. Mokdad AH, Serdula MK, Dietz WH, et al. The spread of the obesity epidemic in the United States, 1991-1998. JAMA. 1999;282(16):1519-1522. (Pubitemid 29504044)
12. Fennell R. Health behaviors of students attending historically Black colleges and universities: results from the National College Health Risk Behavior Survey. J Am Coll Health. 1997;46(3):1009-1017.
13. Owens CS. Diabetes and obesity risks in African American young adult freshmen attending a Historically Black College/University. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2008;19(4):1096-1118.
14. Murphy JW, Rasch D. Service-learning, contact theory, and building Black communities. Negro Educ Rev. 2008;59(1-2):63-78.
15. Treadwell HM, Braithwaite RL, Braithwaite K, et al. Leadership development for health researchers at historically black colleges and universities. Am J Public Health. 2009;99(suppl 1):S53-S57.
16. World Health Organization. The WHO cross-national study of health behavior in school-aged children from 35 countries: findings from 2001-2002. J Sch Health. 2004;74(6):204-206.
17. Bell R, Wechsler H, Johnston LD. Correlates of college student marijuana use: results of a US national survey. Addiction. 1997;92(5):571-581. (Pubitemid 27226599)
18. Lowry R, Galuska DA, Fulton JE, et al. Physical activity, food choice, and weight management goals and practices among US college students. Am J Prev Med. 2000;18(1):18-27. (Pubitemid 30047173)
19. Shaffer HJ, Donato AN, LaBrie RA, et al. The epidemiology of college alcohol and gambling policies. Harm Reduct J. 2005;2(1):1-20.
20. Wechsler H, Molnar BE, Davenport AE, et al. College alcohol use: a full or empty glass? J Am Coll Health. 1999;47(6):247-252. (Pubitemid 29238985)
21. Matvienko O, Lewis DS, Schafer E. A college nutrition science course as an intervention to prevent weight gain in female college freshmen. J Nutr Educ. 2001;33(2):95-101.
22. Rozin P, Bauer R, Catanese E. Food and life, pleasure and worry, among American college students: gender differences and regional similarities. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2003;85(1):132-141. (Pubitemid 37189368)
23. American College Health Association. The American College Health Association National College Health Assessment (ACHA-NCHA), spring 2003 reference group report. J Am Coll Health. 2005;53(5):199-210.
24. Huang TT, Kempf AM, Strother ML, et al. Overweight and components of the metabolic syndrome in college students. Diabetes Care . 2004;27(12):3000-3001. (Pubitemid 39565078)
25. Grundy SM, Becker D, Clark LT, et al. Third report of the National Cholesterol Education Program expert panel on detection, evaluation, and treatment of high blood cholesterol in adults (Adult Treatment Panel III) final report. Circulation. 2002;106:3143-3421.
26. Brown SC, Geiselman PJ, Copeland AL, et al. Cardiac assessment risk evaluation (CARE study) of African American college women. Health Educ J. 2005;64(1):13-30.
27. Gross SM, Gary TL, Browne DC, et al. Gender differences in body image and health perceptions among graduating seniors from a historically black college. J Natl Med Assoc. 2005;97(12):1608-1619. (Pubitemid 41753108)
28. James DCS, Bonds JR. Obesity status and body satisfaction: are there differences between African American college females at Black and White universities? Health Educator. 2006;38(1):7-14.
29. Eisenberg ME, Neumark-Sztainer D, Story M. Associations of weight-based teasing and emotional well-being among adolescents. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2003;157(8):733-738. (Pubitemid 36988003)
30. Taylor HA, Wilson JG, Jones DW, et al. Towards resolution of cardiovascular health disparities in African Americans: design and methods of the Jackson Heart Study. Ethn Dis. 2005;15(4)(suppl 6):S6-4-S6-17.
31. Adrienne A, Wayne H, Kathleen, K, A Diabetes pharmaceutical care clinic in an underserved community. J Health Care Poor Underserved . 2007;18(2):255-261.
32. Klein S, Burke LE, Bray GA, et al. Clinical implications of obesity with specific focus on cardiovascular disease: a statement for professionals from the American Heart Association Council on nutrition, physical activity, and metabolism. Circulation. 2004;110:2952-2967. (Pubitemid 39473623)
33. Onyewu C. Assessing inherited markers of metabolic syndrome in the young (AIMM Young) research study design conference proceeding. www.anticrombie.com/ faces/pdf/powerpoint/ChiatoguOnyewu.pdf. Accessed December 23, 2010.
34. Mayer-Davis EJ, Beyer J, Bell RA, et al. Diabetes in African American youth. Diabetes. 2009; 32(suppl 2):S112-S122.