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Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Detroit partnership: Improving diabetes-related outcomes among African American and Latino adults

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  • Two Feathers, J.
  • Kieffer, E.C.
  • Palmisano, G.
  • Anderson, M.
  • Sinco, B.
  • Janz, N.
  • Heisler, M.
  • Spencer, M.
  • Guzman, R.
  • Thompson, J.
  • Wisdom, K.
  • James, S.A.

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Objectives. We sought to determine the effects of a community-based, culturally tailored diabetes lifestyle intervention on risk factors for diabetes complications among African Americans and Latinos with type 2 diabetes. Methods. One hundred fifty-one African American and Latino adults with diabetes were recruited from 3 health care systems in Detroit, Michigan, to participate in the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Detroit Partnership diabetes lifestyle intervention. The curriculum, delivered by trained community residents, was aimed at improving dietary, physical activity, and diabetes self-care behaviors. Baseline and postintervention levels of diabetes-specific quality-of-life, diet, physical activity, self-care knowledge and behaviors, and hemoglobin A1C were assessed. Results. There were statistically significant improvements in postintervention dietary knowledge and behaviors and physical activity knowledge. A statistically significant improvement in A1C level was achieved among REACH Detroit program participants (P

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  • Two Feathers, J. & Kieffer, E.C. & Palmisano, G. & Anderson, M. & Sinco, B. & Janz, N. & Heisler, M. & Spencer, M. & Guzman, R. & Thompson, J. & Wisdom, K. & James, S.A., 2005. "Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Detroit partnership: Improving diabetes-related outcomes among African American and Latino adults," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 95(9), pages 1552-1560.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2005.066134_4
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.066134
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    1. Edward Adinkrah & Mohsen Bazargan & Cheryl Wisseh & Shervin Assari, 2020. "Adherence to Hypertension Medications and Lifestyle Recommendations among Underserved African American Middle-Aged and Older Adults," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(18), pages 1-15, September.
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