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  • 13 - Culturally Sensitive Health Promotion and Health Care to Prevent Chronic Diseases in Black Communities

  • from Part Four - Across the Lifespan: Adults and Families
  • Edited by Sally M. Hage, Springfield College
  • Book:
    An Ounce of Prevention
    Published online:
    14 November 2024
    Print publication:
    28 November 2024, pp 261-279

  • Summary

    Black communities in the United States experience disproportionate rates of adverse health. In this chapter, we discuss the importance of culturally sensitive, empowerment-focused health promotion programs in Black communities anchored in the community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach and/or the patient-centered culturally sensitive health care (PC-CSHC) model. One program is the Health-Smart Holistic Health Program for Black Seniors, which is an ongoing, multiyear program designed to promote physical activity and health eating and reduce social isolation, food insecurity, and financial insecurity among older Black adults in low-income communities. The second program is the Health-Smart for Weight Loss Program, which is a cluster randomized controlled trial targeting Black women with obesity that tested (a) the impact of evidence-based, patient-empowerment-focused weight loss program and (b) the comparative effectiveness of a patient-centered culturally sensitive weight loss maintenance program versus a standard behavioral weight loss maintenance program. The results support use of patient-centered, culturally sensitive, and community-based participatory approaches to improve health outcomes in Black communities.

  • The association between educational parameters and a cognitive screening measure in older blacks

  • Alyssa A. Gamaldo, Angie L. Sardina, Richard T. Corona, Kurtis Willingham, Rafael V. Migoyo, Ross A. Andel
  • Journal:
    International Psychogeriatrics / Volume 30 / Issue 3 / March 2018
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    10 July 2017, pp. 311-322
  • Background:

    To expand on prior literature by examining how various education parameters (performance-based reading literacy, years of education, and self-rated quality of education) relate to a cognitive screening measure's total and subscale scores of specific cognitive abilities.

    Methods:

    Black adults (age range: 55–86) were administered self-rated items years of education and quality of education, and a measure of performance-based reading literacy. The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) was used to screen for overall cognitive functioning as well as performance on specific cognitive abilities.

    Results:

    Sixty-nine percent of the sample had reading grade levels that were less than their reported years of education. Lower years of education and worse reading literacy are associated with poorer MMSE performance, particularly on the attention and calculation subscales.

    Conclusions:

    Years of education, a commonly used measure for education, may not be reflective of Black adults’ educational experiences/qualities. Thus, it is important to account for the unique educational experiences of adults that could influence their MMSE performance. Incorporating quality and quantity of education will provide a more comprehensive understanding of the individual's performance on cognitive measures, specifically as it relates to sociocultural differences.