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Elizabeth City State University Faith Leaders for Healthy Living Legacy Project

Elizabeth City State University Faith Leaders for Healthy Living Legacy Project. An African American disparities intervention strategy Anthony Emekalam, PharmD , RPh (PI) Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Purpose.

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Elizabeth City State University Faith Leaders for Healthy Living Legacy Project

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  1. Elizabeth City State University Faith Leaders for Healthy Living Legacy Project An African American disparities intervention strategy Anthony Emekalam, PharmD, RPh (PI) Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, North Carolina

  2. Purpose • Describe a simple model describing effective intervention for lifestyle-dependent risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular diseases among African American communities as a disparities reduction strategy

  3. Program Parameters • Describe culturally appropriate interventions with relative ease of engagement in convenient settings with ample provision of social support and reinforcements • Engage participants whose progress could be followed with relative ease through program duration • Describe interventions that can be continued effortlessly pass the initial cycle of the program

  4. Methods • Implement program in predominantly AA Churches in Elizabeth City by: • Training church leaders • Facilitate local focus group sessions. • Describe simple implementable action plans (AP) complete with event time line • Take baseline measurements • Implement AP • Evaluate implementation and impact

  5. Meetings and Trainings

  6. Implementation

  7. Lessons learned POSITIVES • Program is well received by community partners • Highlights potential of model in improving health outcomes of AA communities. • Relatively easy and highly successful rate of implementation of action plans • Community ownership • Designed by community • Belief in program goals • Responsible for outcomes

  8. Lessons learned NEGATIVES • Over 70% of action plan elements consist of repetitive passive educational type contents • Monotonous • Loss of sensitivity and relevance • Re-engage, Re-challenge and Re-stimulate local leadership • Sustain interest and focus • Consider leadership retreats • Scheduled follow-up meetings and trainings

  9. In progress • Close out measurements to measure: • Overall implementation success • Program’s outcomes/impact on local community • Comprehensive reports from community partners • Evaluate and document final outcomes • Moving forward • Sustain impact • Retain coalition of community partners

  10. Special Thanks/Acknowledgements • The entire REACH US SEA CEED MUSC Legacy team • Dr. Carolyn Jenkins • Syndia Moultrie • Latanya Fisher • Sonya Smalls • ECSU Legacy team • Wendy Dunbar, Latasha Weeks, ECSU Dept. of Pharmacy & Health Profession and an Awesome team of community partners and students • DISCLAIMER: Author not responsible for wrongly spelt names 

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