Community Church-Based Intervention Reduces Obesity Indicators in African American Females

C Christie; Ja Watkins; Sally Weerts; Helen D. Jackson; Carol Brady

Community Church-Based Intervention Reduces Obesity Indicators in African American Females

C Christie, Ja Watkins, Sally Weerts, Helen D. Jackson, Carol Brady

University of North Florida

Producción científica: Article › revisión exhaustiva

Idioma original	American English
Publicación	The Internet Journal of Nutrition and Wellness
Volumen	9
N.º	2
Estado	Published - dic 31 2009

Disciplines

Physical Therapy
Medicine and Health Sciences
Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
Gerontology

Otros archivos y enlaces

Link to publication

Citar esto

@article{be825ddbce954d17b8958e27cd14ef74,

title = "Community Church-Based Intervention Reduces Obesity Indicators in African American Females",

author = "C Christie and Ja Watkins and Sally Weerts and Jackson, {Helen D.} and Carol Brady",

note = "The center of life for many African Americans females is their religion and by extension their church. The literature in this area suggests that religion/spirituality is prominent and therefore particularly meaningful in African American culture. The importance of church life has the potential to positively effect health decisions and overall health outcomes in this population (21-24).",

year = "2009",

month = dec,

day = "31",

language = "American English",

volume = "9",

journal = "The Internet Journal of Nutrition and Wellness",

issn = "1937-8297",

number = "2",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Community Church-Based Intervention Reduces Obesity Indicators in African American Females

AU - Christie, C

AU - Watkins, Ja

AU - Weerts, Sally

AU - Jackson, Helen D.

AU - Brady, Carol

N1 - The center of life for many African Americans females is their religion and by extension their church. The literature in this area suggests that religion/spirituality is prominent and therefore particularly meaningful in African American culture. The importance of church life has the potential to positively effect health decisions and overall health outcomes in this population (21-24).

PY - 2009/12/31

Y1 - 2009/12/31

UR - http://ispub.com/IJNW/9/2/3591

M3 - Article

SN - 1937-8297

VL - 9

JO - The Internet Journal of Nutrition and Wellness

JF - The Internet Journal of Nutrition and Wellness

IS - 2

ER -