Open AccessA Multilevel Intervention With African American Churches to Enhance Adoption of Point-of-Care HIV and Diabetes Testing, 2014–2018
Author(s) -
Gina M. Wingood,
Danielle Lambert,
Tiffaney L. Renfro,
Mohammed K. Ali,
Ralph J. DiClemente
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2019.304990
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , atlanta , medicine , point of care testing , gerontology , family medicine , diabetes mellitus , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , public health , health care , environmental health , nursing , political science , immunology , metropolitan area , pathology , law , endocrinology
We describe a multilevel intervention to enhance adoption of point-of-care HIV and diabetes testing at church health fairs in Atlanta, Georgia. Church leaders viewed a leadership video and subsequently conducted social activities that support testing. After the multilevel intervention, a third of churches hosted HIV and diabetes health fairs, and church leaders engaged in more social activities. Of 193 attendees receiving health services, 56.6% received HIV testing and 92.7% received diabetes testing. This implementation science approach could reduce HIV and diabetes disparities among African Americans.