5186.0: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 - 3:32 PM

Abstract #16949

Sisters Together: Findings from a Model Program

Rima E. Rudd, ScD, MSPH, Dept of Health and Social Behavior, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, 617-432-1135, rrudd@hsph.harvard.edu and Jeanne Goldberg, PhD, RD, Center on Nutrition Communication, Tufts University, School of Nutrition Science and Policy, 126 Curtis Street, Medford, MA 02155.

The Sisters Together Move More Eat Better program was designed as an expanded campaign effort to increase physical activity and improve nutrition among Black women in three Boston communities. Over a five year period, the program succeeded in developing partnerships with community based agencies and individuals to work together to expand community resources for women, to support action, and to promote consistent healthful messages. We share lessons learned from rigorous formative research in the development and design of innovative materials and community activities as well as evaluation findings from intercept interviews with women in the community.

Learning Objectives: N/A

Keywords: Nutrition, Physical Activity

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.

The 128th Annual Meeting of APHA