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Developing programs for African families, by African families: engaging African migrant families in Melbourne in health promotion interventions
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posted on 2014-01-01, 00:00 authored by Jennifer HallidayJennifer Halliday, J Green, David MellorDavid Mellor, M Mutowo, M de Courten, A RenzahoObesity is an emerging problem for African migrants in Australia, but few prevention programs incorporate their cultural beliefs and values. This study reports on the application of community capacity-building and empowerment principles in 4 workshops with Sudanese families in Australia. Workshop participants prioritized health behaviors, skill and knowledge gaps, and environments for change to identify culturally centered approaches to health promotion. The workshops highlighted a need for culturally and age-appropriate interventions that build whole-of-family skills and knowledge around the positive effects of physical activity and nutrition to improve health within communities while reducing intergenerational and gender role family conflicts.
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Family and Community HealthVolume
37Issue
1Pagination
60 - 73Publisher
Lippincott Williams & WilkinsLocation
Philadelphia, PAISSN
0160-6379Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2014, Lippincott Williams & WilkinsUsage metrics
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acculturationAfrican migrants and refugeescommunity capacity buildingculturally centered interventionsobesity preventionSocial SciencesScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicineFamily StudiesPublic, Environmental & Occupational HealthUNHEALTHY WEIGHT-GAINYOUTHMIGRATIONAUSTRALIADISTRESSCHILDRENRISK
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