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Harold Braithwaite, PhD, Department of Psychology, Morehouse College, 830 Westview Drive, SW, Atlanta, GA 30314 and Jonathan Martin, Public Health Sciences Institute, Morehouse College, 830 Westview Drive, SW, Atlanta, GA 30314, 678-362-5517, jmartin161@sprintpcs.com.
The purpose of this investigation is to provide results of the effectiveness of the African Male Empowerment Network Program (AMEN) as it relates to changes in lifestyle and knowledge of health. Funded by the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention through the Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness. AMEN is a subcomponent of the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to community Health (REACH) INITIATIVE. The REACH program is structured to address cardiovascular disease, diabetes, nutrition, substance abuse as well as a cadre of physical, mental, and spiritual health issues that affect African-Americans. Neighborhood canvassing is a grassroots oriented technique, which allows investigators to interact with participants in a naturalistic fashion. The participants for this study will consist of a random sample of people who were visited at their home by REACH-OUT team members. The sample consists of African-American males and females, 18 and older localized in the communities of Pittsburgh and Peoplestown in Atlanta, Georgia. These participants will undergo an interview and respond to knowledge based objective questions. We should be able to monitor and improve the REACH intervention by obtaining feed back from people we visited earlier to tell them about the REACH program. We also provided them with oral and written information regarding health disparities.
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Keywords: African American, Community Programs
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
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.