Southern University and A&M College

 

Adopting the Dietary Guidelines’ Eating Patterns and Physical Activity Recommendations for the Delta African-Americans

Reducing weight gain and risk factors for  

obesity-related chronic diseases in Lower Mississippi Delta African American parents and their children is of major concern. Southern University & A&M College cooperating scientists are utilizing a culturally tailored intervention (We Can!) (NIH-NHLBI, 2009) which is designed to educate parents how to encourage their children to improve food and physical activity behaviors by modifying the youth’s beliefs and values. Changes in the Health Eating Index (HEI) scores, physical activity level, percent body fat, and chronic disease biomarkers will provide the researchers with an overall understanding of the effectiveness level of the intervention We Can! For additional information, contact Dr. Bernestine McGee (bernestine_mcgee@subr.edu).

 

Project Leader: Bernestine McGee, Lead Bernestine_mcgee@subr.edu     2012 Research Personnel Included: Glenda S. Johnson, Ph.D., RD, LDN Valerie Richardson, MPA, RD, LDN Crystal Johnson, B.S Debbie Gwinn, B.S. Daniel Colins Cecil Duncan Lorraine Fuller Sharon Hutchinson Robert Kelly Alma Thornton   Website: