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Implementing Counseling African Americans To Control Hypertension Intervention In Louisville Metro, Raven Robbins
Implementing Counseling African Americans To Control Hypertension Intervention In Louisville Metro, Raven Robbins
Theses and Dissertations--Public Health (M.P.H. & Dr.P.H.)
Hypertension disproportionately affects Africans Americans more than their White counterparts. Counseling African Americans to Control Hypertension (CAATCH) is an intervention program that is targeted at African American adults to decrease uncontrolled hypertension. The CAATCH intervention has three components, which includes 1) computerized hypertension education, 2) at home blood pressure monitoring, and 3) behavioral counseling. The CAATCH intervention will be implemented in three sites in the northwest portion of Jefferson County in Louisville, KY. The overall goals of the CAATCH intervention are to decrease the number of participants who suffer from uncontrolled hypertension, increase knowledge of hypertension among participants, increase the …
Implementing The National Diabetes Prevention Program In Mason County, Kentucky, Cassandra Yelton
Implementing The National Diabetes Prevention Program In Mason County, Kentucky, Cassandra Yelton
Theses and Dissertations--Public Health (M.P.H. & Dr.P.H.)
The National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) is sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The program’s goal is to reduce the incidence of diabetes through dietary modification and physical activity. On one hand, the DPP is currently offered by various organizations through the country. On the other hand, the DPP is mostly unavailable in rural areas, especially the Diabetes Belt. The Diabetes Belt is in the eastern Appalachian region of the United States. People who live in this area of the country are more likely to develop diabetes than those who do not. Mason County, Kentucky has …