Background and Purpose: Population-wide reductions in cardiovascular disease incidence
and mortality have not been shared equally by African Americans. The burden of …

Chronic disease prevention continues to be inadequate, overall and in achieving health
equity, in spite of the many evidence-based practices and policies (EBPPs) available to …

Social distancing is crucial in breaking the cycle of transmission of COVID-19. However,
many religions require the faithful to congregate. In Malaysia, the number of COVID-19 …

Background: Therapeutic lifestyle change (TLC) is a recommended treatment for patients
with hypertension, but its effectiveness in community-based settings remains untested …

Abstract Background African American adults suffer disproportionately from obesity-related
chronic diseases, particularly at younger ages. In order to close the gap in these health …

The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the importance of vaccination to support individual
health across the life-course, with vaccination playing a central strategy role in mitigating …

Abstract Purpose of Review While obesity-related comorbidities are frequently addressed
and treated in primary care (PC), obesity itself is undertreated. We review the current …

Obesity is a growing public health crisis in the United States and is associated with a
substantial disease burden due to an increased risk for multiple complications, including …

Obesity prevalence in black/A frican A merican children and adults of both sexes is high
overall and compared with US whites. What we know, and do not know, about how to …

Management of diabetes constitutes significant social and economic burdens worldwide.
There is a shortage of empirical studies on the management of diabetes and the associated …