Obesity interventions in African American faith-based organizations: A systematic review

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue , 2014, Pages 159-176

  Lancaster, K J ^a   Carter Edwards, L ^b   Grilo, S ^c   Shen, C ^c   Schoenthaler, A M ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Faith based; Faith placed; Obesity

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; DIET; FAITH BASED ORGANIZATION; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; KNOWLEDGE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PILOT STUDY; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RELIGION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VEGETABLE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OBESITY; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RELIGION; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84908391351     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/obr.12207     Document Type: Review

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