Journal article
The development of SisterTalk: a cable TV-delivered weight control program for black women
Preventive medicine, v 37(6 Pt 1), pp 654-667
Dec 2003
PMID: 14636799
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Abstract
Overweight and obesity have reached epidemic proportions in the United States, with black women disproportionately affected. SisterTalk is a weight control program designed specifically for delivery to black women via cable TV. The theoretical and conceptual frameworks and formative research that guided the development and cultural tailoring of SisterTalk are described. Social Action Theory was applied in the development of SisterTalk along with a detailed behavioral analysis of the way that black women view weight and weight loss within the context of their cultural and social realities. The entire intervention development process was framed using this information, rather than by changing only superficial aspects of program delivery. Community networking and both qualitative and quantitative interview techniques from the fields of social marketing and cultural anthropology were used to involve black women from Boston in the design and implementation of a program that would be practical, appealing, and culturally sensitive. Also discussed are strategies for evaluating the program, and lessons learned that might have broader applicability are highlighted. The development of the SisterTalk program could provide a useful starting point for development of successful weight control programs for black women in other parts of the United States as well as for other ethnic and racial groups.
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- Title
- The development of SisterTalk: a cable TV-delivered weight control program for black women
- Creators
- Kim M Gans - Brown UniversityShiriki K Kumanyika - University of PennsylvaniaH Joan Lovell - Brown UniversityPatricia M Risica - Brown UniversityRoberta Goldman - Memorial Hospital of Rhode IslandAngela Odoms-Young - Northern Illinois UniversityLeslie O Strolla - Brown UniversityDonna O Decaille - Codman Square Health Center, Boston, MA, USAColleen Caron - Rhode Island Department of HealthThomas M Lasater - Brown University
- Publication Details
- Preventive medicine, v 37(6 Pt 1), pp 654-667
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Grant note
- R01 CA074484 / NCI NIH HHS R01-CA-74484 / NCI NIH HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Dana and David Dornsife School of Public Health
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000186951100014
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-10744232957
- Other Identifier
- 991019312421604721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health