Crystal W. Cené|Laura Beth Haymore|Danny Ellis|Shaketa Whitaker|Stacey Henderson|Feng Lin|Giselle Corbie?Smith
Implementation of the Power to Prevent Diabetes Prevention Educational Curriculum Into Rural African American Communities
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|Together|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|Together|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|Together|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|Together|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|Together|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|Together|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|Together
purpose purpose study describe feasibility using communitybased participatory research cbpr approach implement power prevent p2p diabetes prevention education curriculum rural african american aa settings methods trained community health workers facilitated 12session p2p curriculum across 3 community settings quantitative based pre postcurriculum questionnaires changes blood glucose blood pressure bp weight baseline 6 months qualitative data based semistructured interviews facilitators collected indicators feasibility included demand acceptability implementation fidelity limited efficacy testing results across 3 counties 104 aa participants recruited 43 completed 75 sessions great demand program fifteen community health ambassadors chas trained 4 served curriculum facilitators content structure intervention acceptable facilitators challenges implementing program designed improvements seen diabetes knowledge impact healthy eating physical activity diabetes prevention significant changes blood glucose bp weight conclusion feasible use cbpr approach recruit participants implement p2p curriculum aa community settings significant challenges must overcome