Open AccessLittle Earth Strong: A Community-Level, Culturally Appropriate Diabetes Prevention Pilot Targeting Urban American Indians
Author(s) -
Michelle Johnson-Jennings,
Anjoli Punjabi,
Koushik Paul,
Jolene Jones,
Derek Jennings
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
progress in community health partnerships
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.359
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1557-055X
pISSN - 1557-0541
DOI - 10.1353/cpr.2021.0001
Subject(s) - community based participatory research , focus group , indigenous , psychological intervention , participatory action research , culturally appropriate , community engagement , gerontology , general partnership , health equity , community health , medicine , psychology , environmental health , public health , nursing , public relations , political science , sociology , ecology , anthropology , law , biology
The purpose of this study was to develop a culturally appropriate, community-based diabetes prevention program, named Little Earth Strong, through partnership with an urban, Indigenous, American Indian community and determine its feasibility in lowering diabetes risks.