Facilitators and Challenges to Health Promotion in Black and Latino Churches.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Churches are important assets for the African American and Latino communities. They can play a critical role in health promotion, especially in areas that are under-resourced and in which residents have limited access to health care. A better understanding of health promotion in churches is needed to support and maintain church collaborations and health initiatives that are integrated, data-driven, and culturally appropriate. The purpose of this study is to identify churches' facilitators and challenges to health promotion and to contrast and compare Black and Latino churches of different sizes (< 200 members versus > 200 members).

Methods

We interviewed leaders of 100 Black and 42 Latino churches in South Los Angeles to assess their history of wellness activities

SUBMITTER: Maxwell AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8141063 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature