1. Project həli?dx(w)/Healthy Hearts Across Generations: development and evaluation design of a tribally based cardiovascular disease prevention intervention for American Indian families.
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Walters KL, LaMarr J, Levy RL, Pearson C, Maresca T, Mohammed SA, Simoni JM, Evans-Campbell T, Fredriksen-Goldsen K, Fryberg S, and Jobe JB
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- Adolescent, Adult, Body Mass Index, Cardiovascular Diseases ethnology, Community-Based Participatory Research methods, Community-Based Participatory Research organization & administration, Community-Institutional Relations, Cultural Competency, Family Relations ethnology, Humans, Life Style ethnology, Male, Northwestern United States epidemiology, Risk Factors, Young Adult, Cardiovascular Diseases prevention & control, Indians, North American, Inuit, Motivational Interviewing, Parents education
- Abstract
American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) populations are disproportionately at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes, and obesity, compared with the general US population. This article describes the həli?dx(w)/Healthy Hearts Across Generations project, an AIAN-run, tribally based randomized controlled trial (January 2010-June 2012) designed to evaluate a culturally appropriate CVD risk prevention program for AI parents residing in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. At-risk AIAN adults (n = 135) were randomly assigned to either a CVD prevention intervention arm or a comparison arm focusing on increasing family cohesiveness, communication, and connectedness. Both year-long conditions included 1 month of motivational interviewing counseling followed by personal coach contacts and family life-skills classes. Blood chemistry, blood pressure, body mass index, food intake, and physical activity were measured at baseline and at 4- and 12-month follow-up times.
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- 2012
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