Jacquelyn W. McClelland

TL;DR: The project was a successful model for achieving dietary change among rural African Americans and the largest increases were observed among people 66 years or older and those with education beyond high school.

TL;DR: Serving more F&V at church functions was the most frequently reported activity and had the highest perceived impact, followed by the personalized tailored bulletins, pastor sermons, and printed materials.

TL;DR: The 7 regions showed significant variability in daily fruit and vegetables consumption, suggesting that a single national message to increase fruit and vegetable consumption may not reach the population segments most in need of changing.

TL;DR: Existing community infrastructures can be effective in delivering lifestyle interventions to enhance mobility in older adults in poor cardiovascular health with deficits in mobility; attention should be given to intervening on both weight and sedentary behavior since weight loss is critical to long-term improvement in mobility.

TL;DR: The findings support the applicability of the stages-of-change model to dietary change among rural African-Americans and the relationship between stage, self-efficacy, social support, and barriers supports using a multicomponent intervention strategy.