The PRAISE! Project: A Church-Based Nutrition Intervention Designed for Cultural Appropriateness, Sustainability, and Diffusion

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dc.contributor.authorAmmerman, Alice
dc.contributor.authorWashington, Chanetta
dc.contributor.authorJackson, Bethany
dc.contributor.authorWeathers, Benita
dc.contributor.authorCampbell, Marci
dc.contributor.authorDavis, Gwen
dc.contributor.authorGarson-Angert, Dan
dc.contributor.authorPaige, Joseph, Sr.
dc.contributor.authorParks-Bani, Carol
dc.contributor.authorJoyner, Margo
dc.contributor.authorKeyserling, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorSwitzer, Boyd
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:01:01Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:01:01Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.description.abstractCancer 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.
dc.description.urihttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/152483990200300223
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/sb26-gwuq
dc.identifier.citationAmmerman, Alice and Washington, Chanetta and Jackson, Bethany and Weathers, Benita and Campbell, Marci and Davis, Gwen and Garson-Angert, Dan and Paige, Joseph, Sr. and Parks-Bani, Carol and Joyner, Margo and Keyserling, Thomas and Switzer, Boyd (2002) The PRAISE! Project: A Church-Based Nutrition Intervention Designed for Cultural Appropriateness, Sustainability, and Diffusion. Health Promotion Practice, 3 (2). pp. 286-301.
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 943
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/22902
dc.subjectCancer
dc.subjectPractice
dc.subjectinterventions
dc.subjectResearch
dc.subjectstudies
dc.subjectCancer prevention research
dc.subjectAfrican American community
dc.subjectcancer
dc.subjectchronic diseases
dc.subjectmistrust of research
dc.subjectculturally relevant interventions
dc.subjectnutrition intervention program
dc.subjectAfrican American churches
dc.subjectcommunity-university partnership
dc.titleThe PRAISE! Project: A Church-Based Nutrition Intervention Designed for Cultural Appropriateness, Sustainability, and Diffusion
dc.typeArticle

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