A Church-Based Diet and Physical Activity Intervention for Rural, Lower Mississippi Delta African American Adults: Delta Body and Soul Effectiveness Study, 2010–2011

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Study of 6-month-long interventions in 8 self-selected churches in 4 counties. Features statistics including sex, weight group, smoking status, employment, types of chronic disease and medication use, and levels of physical activity.

Lisa Tussing-Humphreys, Jessica L. Thomson, Tanyatta Mayo, Emanuel Edmond

Preventing Chronic Disease, 10

06/2013

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Black or African American · Cardiovascular disease · Community and faith-based initiatives · Delta Region · Diabetes · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention