TABLE 1—
Program Features (n = 53)
Feature | Sample, No. (%) |
Program scope | |
Congregation | 32 (60.4) |
Community | 13 (24.5) |
Region | 5 (9.4) |
City | 2 (3.8) |
Not reported | 1 (1.9) |
Objective | |
Primary prevention | 27 (50.9) |
Secondary prevention | 13 (24.5) |
Tertiary prevention | 7 (13.2) |
Other | 5 (9.4) |
Target population | |
African American | 22 (41.5) |
Not specified | 17 (32.5) |
Low income | 7 (13.2) |
Hispanic | 4 (7.5) |
White | 2 (3.8) |
Other | 1 (1.9) |
Target conditions | |
General health maintenance | 13 (24.5) |
Cardiovascular health | 11 (20.7) |
Cancers | 10 (18.9) |
Mental health | 6 (11.3) |
Other/not specified | 6 (11.3) |
Nutrition/weight control | 4 (7.5) |
Smoking | 3 (5.7) |
Faith involvement | |
Faith placed | 23 (43.4) |
Faith based | 13 (24.5) |
Collaborative | 16 (30.2) |
Not specified | 1 (1.9) |
Outcomes measured | |
Yes | 28 (52.8) |
No | 25 (47.2) |
Target age group | |
Adult | 23 (43.4) |
Elderly | 6 (11.3) |
Not specified | 24 (45.3) |
Target gender | |
Not specified | 40 (75.5) |
Female | 10 (18.9) |
Male | 3 (5.7) |
No. of participants | |
7–46 | 9 (17.0) |
55–187 | 9 (17.0) |
238–668 | 9 (17.0) |
743–2219 | 9 (17.0) |
Not specified | 17 (32.0) |
Total | 53 (100.0) |