This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. The lOO Black Men evaluation study will assess the effectiveness of a health promotion activity initiated by the lOO Black Men civic organization. The project titled, 'The 100 Black Men Health Challenge' seeks to increase healthy lifestyle behaviors among members of the 100 Black Men and through mentoring these positive health behaviors promote healthy lifestyle behaviors in others within the African American community. A critical component of the health promotion project is to first pilot the healthy lifestyle activities in select local chapters, assess the activity's effectiveness, and then expand the health promotion program nationally. The pilot program will begin with a model to be operationalized by the metropolitan Atlanta chapters (e.g. Atlanta and DeKalb ). Each participant in the healthy lifestyle program will establish a personalized nutrition and physical activity plan based on recommended guidelines for good nutrition and physical activity. Participants will also be instructed on the benefits of not smoking and the importance of establishing a relationship with a primary care provider. The participants will then role model and mentor these healthy lifestyle behaviors to youths within the community. The 100 Black Men civic organization does not have the expertise or infrastructure to carry out a systematic evaluation of the health promotion project or the impact of the health promotion project on participant quality of life, attitudes, or behaviors. Therefore, the Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) National Center for Primary Care (NCPC) has agreed to lend its expertise to the 100 Black Men by establishing collaboration with the civic organization to improve the health of men of color. MSM NCPC/CRC will conduct a systematic evaluation of the impact of self-reported increased physical activity and increased consumption of fruit and vegetables on the perceptions of quality of life, attitudes, and behaviors ofmembers of the 100 Black Men. Ideally, evaluative methods seek to functionally establish the most salient variables operating in the natural settings of a program, and provide data to decision- makers that can be used to improve program performance. Therefore, this method is not constrained to hypothesis testing. Investigators expect to see a significant difference in: 1. Participant outcomes between participants who engage in the physical activity, nutrition, smoking cessation, securing primary care provider, and mentoring components of the Health Challenge and those who do not. 2. Participant retention and recidivism in each program component (physical activity, nutrition, smoking cessation, securing primary care provider and mentoring). 3. Program implementation effectiveness between programming for groups (teamwork) and programming for those individuals who do not participate as a team member . 4. Attitudes regarding physical activity, nutrition, smoking, primary care providers, and mentoring before and after the program implementation.
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