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  • Public Health
  • Health Promotion
  • Cancer Prevention

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  • Rural South Georgia faces challenges in promoting healthy eating and physical activity.
  • Faith-based organizations are often central to community life in rural areas.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the health promotion environment within faith-based organizations in rural South Georgia.
  • To examine the relationship between the church health promotion environment and church members' eating and physical activity behaviors.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study involving 319 parishioners from six churches in rural South Georgia.
  • Data collected via questionnaires assessing perceptions of the church environment, eating behaviors, and physical activity intentions.
  • Statistical analysis included multiple regression and logistic regression using generalized estimating equations to account for clustered data.

Main Results:

  • Church-based health promotion strategies, including sermons, bulletins, healthy eating programs, and serving healthy foods, were significantly associated with increased healthy food consumption by parishioners (p ≤ .001).
  • A healthier food environment within churches correlated with healthier general eating patterns but not with physical activity levels.
  • The church environment demonstrated a significant role in supporting healthy eating behaviors.

Conclusions:

  • The church environment is a crucial setting for supporting healthy eating initiatives.
  • Interventions targeting policy and environmental changes within faith-based organizations can effectively promote healthy eating in rural communities.
  • Further research can explore expanding these findings to physical activity promotion.