Title: The Fit & Faithful Project -- “Enhancing the Diabetes Prevention Program to promote weight loss among non-responders in a community based lifestyle intervention”.
Lead investigator: Dr. Lovoria Williams
Research team: CHANGE
Total Award: $2,966,335
Project Period: July 15, 2020-June 30, 2025
Sponsor: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
About:
This project will challenge the “one size fits all” approach to lifestyle behavior change by identifying potential weight loss non-responders early and providing them with individual-level extra attention. Five hundred overweight/obese Black participants will enroll in a group-based Diabetes Prevention Program. Twenty community sites that are primarily Black churches participate. Trained Community Health Workers will deliver the intervention by Zoom.
Contact:
Dr. Lovoria Williams
Lovoria.Williams@uky.edu
(859) 323-5579