Abstract

This CDMAS study utilizes a community-based approach to nutrition education in an urban African American community. The overall goal is to achieve a significant increase in the proportion of African-Americans consuming a low fat, prudent diet and to increase the proportion with optimal blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
Specific aims are to: 1) assess eating patterns and nutrition literacy issues in urban African- Americans, 2) determine effectiveness of a lay volunteer, culturally- specific church-based intervention compared to a self-help strategy, 3) develop a process module which will allow generalization of this community-based approach to other low literacy high cultural-specificity groups. Outcomes include assessment of total calories from fat, from saturated fat, cholesterol, blood pressure, and blood cholesterol measured at baseline and at a 1-year follow-up. Emphasis is on community partnership and sustainability.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
General Clinical Research Centers Program (M01)
Project #
5M01RR000035-36
Application #
2349324
Study Section
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
1995-10-01
Budget End
1996-09-30
Support Year
36
Fiscal Year
1996
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Johns Hopkins University
Department
Type
DUNS #
045911138
City
Baltimore
State
MD
Country
United States
Zip Code
21218

  Publications

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Becker, D M; Tuggle, M B; Prentice, M F (2001) Building a gateway to promote cardiovascular health research in African American communities: lessons and findings from the field. Am J Med Sci 322:276-81
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Kral, B G; Becker, L C; Yook, R M et al. (2001) Racial differences in low-density lipoprotein particle size in families at high risk for premature coronary heart disease. Ethn Dis 11:325-37
Becker, D M; Tuggle, M B; Prentice, M F (2001) Building a gateway to promote cardiovascular health research in African-American communities: lessons and findings from the field. Am J Med Sci 322:288-93
Holbrook, J T; Meinert, C L; Van Natta, M L et al. (2001) Photographic measures of cytomegalovirus retinitis as surrogates for visual outcomes in treated patients. Arch Ophthalmol 119:554-63

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