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A Church-Based, Spanish-Language Community Education Breast Health Program Increases Awareness and Utilization of Breast Diagnostic Services among Hispanics
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Colon-Otero, Gerardo; Albertie, Monica; Rodriguez, Judith; Nicholson, Garik; Kolomeyer, Irina; Moreno-Aspitia, Alvaro; Lesperance, Mary; Perez, Edith A. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2014
The Mayo Clinic Disparities Program and the University of North Florida Brooks College of Health partnered with representatives of the Hispanic community of Northeast Florida to develop an educational program aimed at raising awareness of the importance of diet in breast cancer prevention and availability of free breast cancer screening. An…
Descriptors: Church Programs, Spanish Speaking, Community Programs, Health Promotion
Process Evaluation of an Effective Church-Based Diet Intervention: Body & Soul
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Campbell, Marci Kramish; Resnicow, Ken; Carr, Carol; Wang, Terry; Williams, Alexis – Health Education & Behavior, 2007
Body & Soul has demonstrated effectiveness as a dietary intervention among African American church members. The process evaluation assessed relationships between program exposure and implementation factors and study outcomes and characterized factors important for adoption, implementation, and maintenance. Data sources included participant surveys…
Descriptors: Intervention, Formative Evaluation, Eating Habits, Dietetics
A Study of Changes in Measures of Inner-Direction, Open-Mindedness, and Intraception During Laboratory Training Designs of the Methodist Church.
Russell, William Joy Crosby – 1968
The study investigated the psychological health of participants in a Methodist Church laboratory training design, and sought evidence of change toward more inner direction, openness, or intraception (sensitivity to the feelings and attitudes of others). Open-mindedness was measured by Rokeach's Dogmatism Scale, Form E; inner direction, by the…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Church Programs
The Indiana Plan: A Revision and Abridgement of Design for Adult Education in the Church.
Bergevin, Paul; McKinley, John – 1970
The Indiana Plan for Adult Religious education is a tested framework of action and training within which an effective adult education program can evolve. The plan is intended to help people in the understanding of and service to God. It aims to: stimulate adults to recognize that some of their religious education needs can be met through…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Behavior Change, Church Programs
A Study of the Differential Responses of Young Adults Within the Church to Customary Approaches and Conditions of Strategic Leniency in Leadership Education.
Chandler, Donald Gene – 1968
This study dealt with differences in the responses of young adults within the Methodist church to two differing approaches (strategic leniency and customary methods) to leadership training. It was hypothesized that young adults approached through strategic leniency (the permission and encouragement of freedom of thought in the setting of…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Beliefs, Church Programs, Control Groups
The Effect of Participation Training on the Self-System.
Castle, David – 1965
The purpose of this study was to measure the degree of behavioral change in terms of some aspects of the psychological self resulting from participation training of groups from two churches. Attempt is made to describe and measure the process of growth in terms of a process model categorized into awareness, acceptance, and affirmation. Content…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Church Programs, Conflict, Doctoral Dissertations