African American children experience a high prevalence of child obesity, increasing their subsequent risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. There is a lack of effective obesity prevention interventions for this population. Investigators also know that African American parents and caregivers experience high levels of stress and the manifestations of stress for African American women in particular may be unique and specific. Parent stress can lead to unhealthy family behaviors including less physical activity and a less healthy diet for parents and children. Given this background the investigators are creating a new intervention that combines an adapted evidence-based obesity prevention program (Competency Based Approach to Community Health - COACH) with mindfulness-based stress reduction tailored to African American women. As an initial step the investigators will pilot the intervention in a small number of African American women to determine whether the program is feasible.
The purpose of this pilot study is to test the feasibility of a virtual intervention to prevent child obesity and cardiovascular disease in African American families.