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Benefits of Standardized Diabetes and Hypertension Screening Forms at Community Screening Events

Office of Minority Health, Office of Public Health and Science, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in Rockville, Maryland.

Soo Kim, MILS

Office of Minority Health Resource Center, Office of Public Health and Science, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in Rockville, Maryland.

Barbara James, MPH

Office of Women’s Health, Office of Public Health and Science, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in Rockville, Maryland.

Gladys Reynolds, PhD

Office of Minority Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia.

Georgia Buggs, RN, MPH

Office of Minority Health, Office of Public Health and Science, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in Rockville, Maryland.

Mildred Hunter, MSW, MPH

Office of Minority Health, Office of Public Health and Science, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Region V, in Chicago, Illinois.

Willie Davis, Jr., PhD

Health and Wellness Issues Committee of the National Association of Black Social Workers in Lansing, Michigan.

Valerie Welsh

Office of Minority Health, Office of Public Health and Science, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in Rockville, Maryland.

Khandi Bourne, EdD

National Organization of Concerned Black Men, Inc., in Washington, D.C.

Kermit Payne

JoshuaGroup, LLC, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Marion E. Primas, PhD

Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in Rockville, Maryland.

Audrey Burwell, MS

Office of Minority Health, Office of Public Health and Science, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in Rockville, Maryland.

The objectives of this project were to (a) assess hypertension and diabetes screening data collection practices and guidelines and (b) develop and test standardized screening forms for use at minority community- and faith-based screening events. Project Phase I involved resource assessment and the development of a set of screening forms and guidelines containing a core data set for both hypertension and diabetes. These were then tested during Phase II at predetermined communitybased screening events throughout the United States. Community- and faith-based health screening programs are important in reaching and informing individuals in selected communities about their health and health risks. This study demonstrated the development of a standard tool that was effective in conducting African American community-based screening programs for hypertension and diabetes by community-based organizations. These activities are effective to obtain standardized information on individuals within the communities served.

Key Words: African Americans • diabetes • hypertension • data collection • risk assessment • health disparities

Health Promotion Practice, Vol. 7, No. 1, 26-33 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1524839905283890


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