Does faith affect how Southern African-American women use contraception?
Researchers conducted a survey of low-income, African-American women regarding how faith impacts reproductive health decision-making. Respondents showed a high level of spirituality and religiosity, which appeared linked to their beliefs about contraceptives. Emory researchers found that women’s perceptions of their religious community’s attitudes toward contraception play a mixed, but important role in the reproductive health decision-making of low-income, African-American women and should be considered when developing interventions. Effects of environmental interventions on obesity prevention and absenteeism in a large U.S. company Environmental weight management interventions were implemented in 12 worksites at The Dow Chemical Company in 2006-2007. Five sites received intense weight management interventions; four sites received moderate interventions; and three control sites received Dow’s standard individual programs. For the moderate or intense intervention employees, the average
