Correlates of Health Promotion in a Community Sample of African American Churches

Though many African American churches offer health promotion activities to their members, less is known about organizational factors that predict the availability of this programming. This study examines organizational capacity as a predictor of the amount and type of health programming offered by a...

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Published in:Journal of community health 2020-08, Vol.45 (4), p.828-835
Main Authors: Woodard, Nathaniel, Williams, Randi M., Fryer, Craig S., Wang, Min Qi, Zhang, Jing, Knott, Cheryl L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
African Americans - statistics & numerical data
Black churches
Churches
Community and Environmental Psychology
Ethics
Female
Health promotion
Health Promotion - organization & administration
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Humans
Leadership
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Organizational aspects
Original Paper
Programming
Religion
Space allocation
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Though many African American churches offer health promotion activities to their members, less is known about organizational factors that predict the availability of this programming. This study examines organizational capacity as a predictor of the amount and type of health programming offered by a convenience sample of 119 African American churches. Leaders completed a survey of health promotion activities provided in the previous 12 months and a measure of organizational capacity. Churches offered an average of 6.08 (SD = 2.15) different health programs targeting 4.66 (SD = 3.63) topics. Allocation of space and having a health ministry were positively associated with both the number of health programs and health topics addressed. When seeking to initiate health programming in an African American church setting, it is recommended that stakeholders partner with churches that have existing structures to support health promotion such as a health ministry, or help them build this capacity.
ISSN:0094-5145
1573-3610
DOI:10.1007/s10900-020-00799-8