The goal of the LEAP project is to improve the health and well-being of cancer survivors and their co-survivors living in persistent poverty areas by providing healthy behavior change support. This will be done by engaging the community in adapting beneficial approaches for promoting healthy diet and regular physical activity into a program for cancer survivors and co-survivors that is appropriate for the persistent poverty context and social determinants of health.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
100
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
RECRUITINGNumber of participants that meet the dietary guidelines for healthy diet
Measuring the number of participants that meet the dietary guideline's recommendations for fruit and vegetable intake and added sugar.
Time frame: Baseline, 12-weeks
Number of participants that meet the recommended minutes of physical activity per week
Measuring physical activity from one-week of wearing an accelerometer
Time frame: Baseline, 12-weeks
Overall quality of life score
self reported survey to collect data about physical, mental, and social health on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being excellent and 1 being poor
Time frame: Baseline, 12-weeks
Change in BMI
Trained research staff will measure height using portable stadiometer (baseline only; no shoes) and weight using portable calibrated scale (light clothing without shoes) to calculate BMI (weight in kg/height in meters squared)
Time frame: Baseline, 12-weeks
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