SHAPE IT (Stroke, Hypertension and Prostate Education Intervention Team) Project – targeting African American men at risk for stroke and prostate cancer


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3358.0: Monday, December 12, 2005 - 4:45 PM

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SHAPE IT (Stroke, Hypertension and Prostate Education Intervention Team) Project – targeting African American men at risk for stroke and prostate cancer

James Plumb, MD, MPH¹, Robert Groves, MA, MPH², Rickie Brawer, MPH¹, Michael P. Rosenthal, MD³, Sterlen Barr, BA², Vanessa Briggs², and Joan Beckwith, MD⁴. (1) Office to Advance Population Health, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 1015 Chestnut St, Suite 617, Philadelphia, PA 19107, 215-955-6340, James.Plumb@jefferson.edu, (2) Health Promotion Council of Southeastern Pennsylvania, 260 South Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19102, (3) Department of Family Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, 1015 Walnut Street, Suite 401, Philadelphia, PA 19107, (4) Ambulatory Health Services, Philadelphia Department of Public Health, 131 E. Chelten Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19144

SHAPE IT (Stroke, Hypertension and Prostate Education Intervention Team) Project – targeting African American men at risk for stroke and prostate cancer

The overall objective of the SHAPE IT Project is the creation of a partnership between community-based organizations, community members and health care providers to reduce the incidence of stroke mortality and morbidity and mortality from prostate cancer in a targeted group of African American men. SHAPE IT plans to reach at least 25% of a target population of 27,000 African American men age 35+ in Philadelphia with multiple programmatic strategies. This project provides substantial opportunities for community planning establishes partnerships that include coordination of a spectrum of health resources, and uses a shared responsibility model of community health planning.

Initial activities included: 1) the establishment of a Project Advisory Council consisting of community and organizational representatives; 2) focus groups with men with hypertension, men with prostate cancer, men from the general population, and social support networks of men with and without hypertension; and 3) key informant survey results from community change agents such as clergy, parish nurses, directors of senior centers and homeless shelters and addictions counselors.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of the session, participants will be able to

1. Describe individual attitudes, beliefs, behaviors and barriers/opportunities/ assets related to education, prevention, and compliance with treatment and screening recommendations.
2. Identify the factors related to planning, developing and implementing a comprehensive community Action Plan designed to increase knowledge, change attitudes, modify behaviors and support a social change process related to hypertension, stroke and prostate cancer prevention in African American men

Keywords: Community-Based Partnership, Community Education

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.

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