Thesis
Black women's health in the Philadelphia Promise Zone
Master of Public Health (M.P.H.), Drexel University
13 Jun 2018
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/D8D954
Abstract
Black women have high prevalence of co-morbidities including obesity, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and stroke (American Heart Association, 2017; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017; DHHS, 2017) From 2013 - 2014, the National Health and Nutrition Survey found 57.2% of Black women were obese (DHHS, 2017). Chronic disease prevention programs for Black women need to address their chronic disease risk factors. The problem being addressed by this study is the high prevalence of chronic disease risk factors among urban Black women. The Promise Zone neighborhoods in West Philadelphia were chosen given their high prevalence of chronic diseases among adults for a mixed methods formative assessment. A chronic disease prevention program for Black women are needed in these neighborhoods. The significance of this study lies in the unique opportunity to understand factors contributing to Black women's poor health outcomes and address these factors in the creation of a women's health prevention program at the Drexel affiliated community-based health promotion center, the Wellness HUB in West Philadelphia. The purpose of this mixed-methods formative assessment is to hear from community leaders' and Black female residents on Black women's health and health programming needs from the Promise Zones neighborhoods. A mixed-methods design will be used because chronic disease prevalence data alone does not explain Black women's health disparities in the Promise Zone, thus qualitative tools will fill this gap by hearing from Black female residents and community leaders.
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- Title
- Black women's health in the Philadelphia Promise Zone
- Creators
- Zora Adams-Williams - DU
- Contributors
- Amy Carroll-Scott (Advisor) - Drexel University (1970-)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of pages
- 16 pages
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Dana and David Dornsife School of Public Health; Community Health and Prevention; Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 8003; 991014632593904721