Kina Jackson, DNP alumni, Michael Cary, Elizabeth C. Clipp Term Chair in Nursing, and Cristina Hendrix, chair of the clinical health systems & analytics division, contributed to "Group Coaching Among African-American Individuals with Prediabetes in a Faith-Based Setting" in "The Journal of the National Black Nurses Association." 

Abstract
Roughly 88 million adults have prediabetes, and over 84% are unaware that they even have prediabetes. African-Americans have an increased risk of being diagnosed with prediabetes. Faith-based organizations have a history of serving as a primary source of social support for African-Americans. Parishioners with prediabetes from four African-American churches participated in free, evidence-based group coaching to learn how to manage and control risk factors associated with type 2 diabetes. The weekly group coaching sessions took place at a local church and they were co-facilitated by two trained professionals: a lifestyle coach and a nurse practitioner. At the conclusion of the 16-week group coaching sessions, participants had a decrease in hemoglobin A1C levels, an increase in minutes of physical activity per week, and an improvement in knowledge and behavior.

Citation

Jackson, K. L., Forehand, R., Steele, R., Cary, M. P., & Hendrix, C. C. (2021). Group Coaching Among African-American Individuals with Prediabetes in a Faith-Based Setting. Journal of National Black Nurses' Association : JNBNA, 32(1), 28–34.