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Liburd, Leandris

doi:10.1097/fch.0b013e31820af643

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“…REACH U.S. included 40 communities in the nation (Liburd, 2011). The six REACH U.S. Hispanic communities in this report were located in California, Illinois, Massachusetts, and New York (see Acknowledgement).…”

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“…Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Across the U.S. (REACH U.S.), funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), was launched in 2007 (Liburd, 2011). This project supported the development and implementation of innovative approaches to working with racial and ethnic minority populations to eliminate health disparities.…”

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Improving actions to control high blood pressure in Hispanic communities — Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Across the U.S. Project, 2009–2012

Liao

Siegel

White

et al. 2016

Preventive Medicine

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Background Compared with the general population in the United States (U.S.), Hispanics with hypertension are less likely to be aware of their condition, to take antihypertensive medication, and to adopt healthy lifestyles to control high blood pressure. We examined whether a multi-community intervention successfully increased the prevalence of actions to control hypertension among Hispanics. Methods Annual survey from 2009–2012 was conducted in six Hispanic communities in the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Across the U.S. project. The survey used address based sampling design that matched the geographies of intervention program. Results Age- and sex-standardized prevalences of taking hypertensive medication, changing eating habits, cutting down on salt, and reducing alcohol use significantly increased among Hispanics with self-reported hyper-tension in REACH communities. The 3-year relative percent increases were 5.8, 6.8, 7.9, and 35.2% for the four indicators, respectively. These favorable (healthier) trends occurred in both foreign-born and U.S.-born Hispanics. Conclusion This large community-based participatory intervention resulted in more Hispanic residents in the communities taking actions to control high blood pressure.

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confidence: 99%

Improving actions to control high blood pressure in Hispanic communities — Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Across the U.S. Project, 2009–2012

Liao

Siegel

White

et al. 2016

Preventive Medicine

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“…7,8 Fourteen Black communities within the REACH US program chose cardiovascular disease or diabetes as the priority area for interventions on the basis of local needs assessment. The communities are located in the following 10 states: California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia.…”

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“…The Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health across the United States (REACH US) project, launched in 2007 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, develops community-based participatory approaches targeting vulnerable communities to reduce health disparities. 7 A major focus of the REACH intervention was health promotion and chronic disease prevention, especially for cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus. Obesity reduction was one of the targeted interventions.…”

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Reduced Prevalence of Obesity in 14 Disadvantaged Black Communities in the United States: A Successful 4-Year Place-Based Participatory Intervention

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Objectives To assess the impact of a large-scale place-based intervention on obesity prevalence in Black communities. Methods The Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health across the United States (REACH US) project was conducted in 14 predominantly Black communities in California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia. We measured trends from 2009 to 2012 in the prevalence of obesity. We used Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data to compare these trends with trends among non-Hispanic Whites and non-Hispanic Blacks in the United States and in the 10 states where REACH communities were located, and with a propensity score–matched national sample of non-Hispanic Blacks. Results The age-standardized prevalence of obesity decreased in REACH US communities (P = .045), but not in the comparison populations (P = .435 to P = .996). The relative change was −5.3% in REACH US communities versus +2.4% in propensity score–matched controls (P value for the difference = .031). The net effect on the reduction of obesity prevalence was about 1 percentage point per year for REACH. Conclusions Obesity prevalence was reduced in 14 disadvantaged Black communities that participated in the REACH project.

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Improving actions to control high blood pressure in Hispanic communities — Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Across the U.S. Project, 2009–2012

Improving actions to control high blood pressure in Hispanic communities — Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Across the U.S. Project, 2009–2012

Reduced Prevalence of Obesity in 14 Disadvantaged Black Communities in the United States: A Successful 4-Year Place-Based Participatory Intervention

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