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Article

Co-Designing a Program to Lower Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Midlife Black Women

by
Holly J. Jones
1,*,
Tamilyn Bakas
1,
Sheila Nared
2,3,
Jacqueline Humphries
2,4,
Julie Wijesooriya
3,4 and
Melinda Butsch Kovacic
2,4,5
1
College of Nursing, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
2
West End Community Research Advisory Board, Cincinnati, OH 45214, USA
3
Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses, Cincinnati, OH 45214, USA
4
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
5
College of Allied Health Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(3), 1356; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031356
Submission received: 11 December 2021 / Revised: 18 January 2022 / Accepted: 21 January 2022 / Published: 26 January 2022
(This article belongs to the Section Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion)
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Abstract

Midlife Black women suffer disproportionately from heart disease and stroke in comparison to White women of similar age and demographic. Risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke is largely considered to be modifiable yet CVD prevention and awareness campaigns have been less effective among Black women. Decreased awareness of personal CVD risk is associated with delays in the presentation of women to the emergency room or health care providers for symptoms of myocardial infarction. The Midlife Black Women’s Stress and Wellness (B-SWELL) program was designed to increase awareness about CVD risk factors, stress, and healthy lifestyle behaviors among midlife Black women. In partnership with an existing Community Research Advisory Board (C-RAB), materials were developed and culturally adapted for the B-SWELL program. Following successful development of the B-SWELL materials, a trial of the B-SWELL program was conducted with a sample of midlife Black women recruited from the community. The program was co-facilitated by members of the C-RAB. We outline the strategies used to successfully co-create and trial the B-SWELL program materials and reflect on the strengths and challenges associated with the development of a culturally tailored heart disease prevention program using community participatory methods.
Keywords: community-based participatory research; intervention studies; cardiovascular diseases; heart disease risk factors; African American; women’s health services community-based participatory research; intervention studies; cardiovascular diseases; heart disease risk factors; African American; women’s health services

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Jones, H.J.; Bakas, T.; Nared, S.; Humphries, J.; Wijesooriya, J.; Butsch Kovacic, M. Co-Designing a Program to Lower Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Midlife Black Women. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 1356. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031356

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Jones HJ, Bakas T, Nared S, Humphries J, Wijesooriya J, Butsch Kovacic M. Co-Designing a Program to Lower Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Midlife Black Women. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(3):1356. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031356

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Jones, Holly J., Tamilyn Bakas, Sheila Nared, Jacqueline Humphries, Julie Wijesooriya, and Melinda Butsch Kovacic. 2022. "Co-Designing a Program to Lower Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Midlife Black Women" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 3: 1356. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031356

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Jones, H. J., Bakas, T., Nared, S., Humphries, J., Wijesooriya, J., & Butsch Kovacic, M. (2022). Co-Designing a Program to Lower Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Midlife Black Women. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(3), 1356. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031356

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