HEALS: A Faith-Based Hypertension Control and Prevention Program for African American Churches: Training of Church Leaders as Program Interventionists

Table 1

HEALS Goals at 3 levels: (1) Church, (2) Group, (3) Individual.

	HEALS
	Recommend	Intervention emphasis	Self monitoring	Outcome assessment
Blood pressure	Systolic ≥4 mmHg.; Diastolic ≥2 mmHg.	Yes	Yes	BP measurement at 3 and 12 month after intervention
Physical activity	150 min/wk	Yes	Yes	7-day activity recall
Sodium	≤100 mmol/d	Yes	Yes	24-hr recall
Alcohol	≤1 oz/d-female; ≤0.5 oz/d-male	Yes	No	Alcohol questionnaire
Weight*	≥5 lbs loss at 15 months	Yes	Yes	Weight at 12 weeks
Total calory	Individualized	Yes	Yes	24-hr diet recall
% Kcal fat	≤25%	Yes	Yes	24-hr diet recall
% Kcal sat fat	≤7%	Yes	No	24-hr diet recall
Fruits + vegetables	7–9 servings	Yes	Yes	Food groups from 24-hr recalls
Dairy	2-3 servings	Yes	Yes	Food groups form 24-hr recall

*Weight loss recommended only for those with BMI ≥ 25, daily number of servings adjusted for individual caloric intake.