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The purpose of this study was to develop the Brand’s PREACH (Predicting Readiness to Engage African American Churches in Health) Survey, a capacity assessment tool based on the Brand’s PREACH Model to predict the readiness of African American (AA) churches to engage in health promotion programming (HPP). The survey assessed church infrastructure (physical structure, personnel, funding, and cultural/social support), frequency of HPP and readiness to engage in HPP. The survey was administered to 108 AA churches in Illinois and North Carolina. The study findings revealed that churches with more infrastructure tended to engage in more HPP. Churches with less infrastructure tended to engage in less HPP. Overall, infrastructure was associated with and able to predict the readiness of AA churches to engage in HPP.
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A special thanks is extended to Dr. Melicia C. Whitt-Glover of Gramercy Research Group in Winston-Salem, NC for her consultation and support. This work was supported by the National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute (NHLBI) (3R01HL094580-01A1S1). The research content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NHLBI or the National Institutes of Health.
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Brand, D.J., Alston, R.J. The Brand’s PREACH Survey: A Capacity Assessment Tool for Predicting Readiness to Engage African American Churches in Health. J Relig Health 57, 1246–1255 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-017-0436-7
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