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Item The PRAISE! Project: A Church-Based Nutrition Intervention Designed for Cultural Appropriateness, Sustainability, and Diffusion(2002) Ammerman, Alice; Washington, Chanetta; Jackson, Bethany; Weathers, Benita; Campbell, Marci; Davis, Gwen; Garson-Angert, Dan; Paige, Joseph, Sr.; Parks-Bani, Carol; Joyner, Margo; Keyserling, Thomas; Switzer, BoydCancer prevention research has inadequately reached the African American community despite a higher risk for cancer and many other chronic diseases. Reasons for this failure include historical mistrust of research and medical institutions; lack of culturally relevant interventions; and a failure to design and implement interventions that “ give back” to the community. The Partnership to Reach African Americans to Increase Smart Eating (PRAISE!) project is a National Cancer Institute-funded study that developed and tested a nutrition intervention program in partnership with African American churches. Sixty churches and over 1300 individuals participated in this 5 year randomized controlled trial. In this article, the authors describe the design and implementation of the PRAISE! intervention, building on the strengths of the African American church to create a community-university partnership to enhance cultural relevance of the intervention and foster the potential for long term sustainability and diffusion in the African American community.