CVD prevention strategies with urban and rural African American women

Evaluation of Nursing Interventions Designed to Impact Knowledge, Behaviors, and Health Outcomes for Rural African‐Americans: An Integrative Review

“…Three had quasi‐experimental designs (Frank & Grubbs, ; Morgan, Fogel, Tyler, & Jones, ; Powell et al., ). Four articles reported nonexperimental studies (Rigsby, ; Williams, Wold, Dunkin, Idleman, & Jackson, ; Williamson & Kautz, ; Wilson‐Anderson, Williams, Beacham, & McDonald, ).…”

“…Three had quasi-experimental designs (Frank & Grubbs, 2008;Morgan, Fogel, Tyler, & Jones, 2010;Powell et al, 2005). Four articles reported nonexperimental studies (Rigsby, 2011;Williams, Wold, Dunkin, Idleman, & Jackson, 2004;Williamson & Kautz, 2009;Wilson-Anderson, Williams, Beacham, & McDonald, 2013). All of the articles included in this review explicitly described nurses as having active roles in health promotion and disease prevention.…”

“…As nurse researchers employed by a university, Frank and Grubbs (2008) were actively involved in all aspects of a nurse-led cardiovascular health promotion intervention targeting rural African-Americans. Williams et al (2004) stated that baccalaureate and graduate nursing students assisted the faculty nurse researchers in measurements such as blood pressures, heights, and weights as part of a cardiovascular health promotion intervention. Williamson and Kautz (2009) discussed the nursing role in designing, implementing, and sustaining a health promotion intervention targeting cardiovascular disease in a church setting.…”

Intervening to Improve Health Indicators Among Australian Farm Families

“…Similar community and worksite interventions have shown consistent or more modest findings among analogous health indicators. 11,[15][16][17][18][19][20][21] Clinically, reductions of the magnitude observed from the SFF project are relevant considering participants were able to reduce or maintain levels of multiple health indicators over a 3-year period. The SFF participant population has limited access to other wellness programs, such as worksite health interventions, therefore the overall reduction of cardiovascular and diabetes risk is beneficial as the SFF project was a nonpharmacological and relatively inexpensive intervention.…”

“…Worksite and community interventions generally produce small statistically significant reductions in health indicators, but may impact a large number of people. 11,[15][16][17][18][19][20][21] The purpose of the Sustainable Farm Families project was to go beyond the traditional, one-time health fair model to engage farmers in an ongoing, forward-looking series of health promotion activities. These included annual health workshops and health assessment, individual action plans, small group discussions, and periodic newsletters.…”