Creating Healthier Communities Through Meaningful Partnerships: A Model From the National African American Male Wellness Initiative - OSU Partnership

"The intervention involves peer teams, health coaches and community health workers \[CHW\]. Each participant will be assigned to a CHW and grouped into a team of 10-20 participants based on participant proximity to a Columbus Recreation and Parks Center. Each team will be assigned 4 health coaches, 2 medical students, 1 undergraduate student and 1 nursing student from OSU Health Sciences Colleges.~The lifestyle intervention is 24 weeks consisting of 1 hour and 15 minutes of in person training time per week. The training time consists of 45 minutes of physical activity and 30 minutes of educational content was informed by evidence-based strategies and stakeholder feedback.~Health coaches will implement the curriculum based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and the American Heart Association Check, Change, Control Program and develop team-based SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound) wellness goals."