Engaging Faith-Based Resources to Initiate and Support Diabetes Self-Management Among African Americans: A Collaboration of Informal and Formal Systems of Care

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 71S-82S

  Johnson, Patria ^a   Thorman Hartig, Margaret ^b   Frazier, Renee ^c   Clayton, Mae ^a   Oliver, Georgia ^a   Nelson, Belinda W ^d   Williams Cleaves, Beverly J ^b  

^a Memphis Healthy Churches   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c Common Table Health Alliance ^*  (United States)

^d Comprehensive Diabetes and Metabolic Center of Excellence ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Black African American; community intervention; diabetes; health disparities; health promotion; lay health advisors community health workers; patient education; quality assurance quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; CHRISTIANITY; COOPERATION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RELIGION; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; CHRISTIANITY; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TENNESSEE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84910045387     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: 15526372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839914543012     Document Type: Article

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