Health, Community, and Spirituality: Evaluation of a Multicultural Faith-Based Diabetes Prevention Program

The Diabetes Educator

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 214-222

  Gutierrez, Jaime ^a   Devia, Carlos ^b   Weiss, Linda ^a   Chantarat, Tongtan ^a   Ruddock, Charmaine ^b   Linnell, Jill ^b   Golub, Maxine ^b   Godfrey, Loyce ^c   Rosen, Rosa ^d   Calman, Neil ^b  

^a NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Institute for Family Health   (United States)

^c MidBronx Senior Center and Bronx Christian Fellowship Center Church   (United States)

^d Isabella Geriatric Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; OBESITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; SPIRITUALITY; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84898835982     PISSN: 01457217     EISSN: 15546063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145721714521872     Document Type: Article

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