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    Health promotion interventions for African Americans delivered in U.S. barbershops and hair salons- a systematic review

    African American adults suffer disproportionately from obesity-related chronic diseases, particularly at younger ages. In order to close the gap in these health disparities, efforts to develop and test cultura...

    Kelly N. B. Palmer, Patrick S. Rivers, Forest L. Melton in BMC Public Health (2021)

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    Rationale and design of a type 2 diabetes prevention intervention for at-risk mothers and children at a Federally Qualified Healthcare Center: EPIC El Rio Families Study Protocol

    Exposure to gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with increased risk for type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in mothers, and poor cardiovascular health among offspring. Identifying effective methods to mitigat...

    David G. Marrero, Robert M. Blew, Kelly N. B. Palmer, Kyla James in BMC Public Health (2021)