Improving heart health among Black/African American women using civic engagement: a pilot study

• Main Authors: Alison G. M. Brown (Author), Linda B. Hudson (Author), Kenneth Chui (Author), Nesly Metayer (Author), Namibia Lebron-Torres (Author), Rebecca A. Seguin (Author), Sara C. Folta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Despite increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and related conditions, evaluations of health interventions indicate that Black/African American women are less likely to benefit than their white counterparts and are not as likely to engage in behaviors that reduce CVD ris...