M. Tucker Carolyn|Shuchang Kang|Nwakaego Ukonu|Gabriel S. Linn|Courtney S. DiSangro|Tya M. Arthur|Penny A. Ralston
A Culturally Sensitive Church-Based Health-Smart Intervention for Increasing Health Literacy and Health-Promoting Behaviors among Black Adult Churchgoers
purpose paper examine effectiveness sixweek culturally sensitive churchbased healthpromotion intervention increasing nutrition label health literacy healthpromoting behaviors ie healthy eating healthy drinking physical activity improving weight blood pressure among black adults study participants sample 321 black adult churchgoers n 321 divided intervention group n 172 waitlist control group n 149 healthpromotion intervention program informed health selfempowerment theory posttest participants intervention group demonstrated significantly greater increases nutrition label health literacy overall level engagement healthsmart behaviors levels engagement two specific healthsmart behaviors ie healthy eating healthy drinking compared waitlist control group implications findings future similar healthpromotion intervention programs research discussed