Martha Hargraves
Biographic Data
| ID | 6065699 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Martha Hargraves |
| GIVEN NAMES | Martha |
| FAMILY NAME | Hargraves |
| SIGNATURE | HARGRAVES M |
| AFFILIATIONS | The author is with the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Shaking and Rattling: Developing a Child Obesity Prevention Program Using a Faith-Based Community Approach
This article describes the creation of a faith-based, community action research intervention aimed at reducing childhood obesity among a vulnerable population. Of particular concern to the community was the prevalence of obesity among its minority children. Engaging parents in a childhood obesity initiative through faith-based organizations (churches, community organizations with a common religious focus) was a method to provide a research interv…
Eliminating Health Disparities Among Minority Women: A Report on Conference Workshop Process and Outcomes
A national conference convened in May 2001 explored health disparities among minority women. It included 5 one-hour workshops that randomly assigned each participant to 1 of 4 groups. Groups generated recommendations on conference topics and from these identified priority recommendations. Trained facilitators guided groups through brainstorming and weighted voting processes; individual recommendations were submitted in writing. Participants gener…
Elevating the Voices of Rural Minority Women
Eliminating Health Disparities Among Minority Women: A Report on Conference Workshop Process and Outcomes
A national conference convened in May 2001 explored health disparities among minority women. It included 5 one-hour workshops that randomly assigned each participant to 1 of 4 groups. Groups generated recommendations on conference topics and from these identified priority recommendations. Trained facilitators guided groups through brainstorming and weighted voting processes; individual recommendations were submitted in writing. Participants gener…
Elevating the Voices of Rural Minority Women
Shaking and Rattling: Developing a Child Obesity Prevention Program Using a Faith-Based Community Approach
This article describes the creation of a faith-based, community action research intervention aimed at reducing childhood obesity among a vulnerable population. Of particular concern to the community was the prevalence of obesity among its minority children. Engaging parents in a childhood obesity initiative through faith-based organizations (churches, community organizations with a common religious focus) was a method to provide a research interv…
Medicine (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Action research (1 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (1 works) · Childhood obesity (1 works) · Citizen journalism (1 works) · Community-based participatory research (1 works) · Environmental health (1 works) · Faith (1 works)