Evidence

Faithful Families has been designated a research-tested intervention and is a part of the SNAP-Ed Toolkit. The SNAP-Ed Toolkit helps SNAP-Ed Implementing Agencies across the country find evidence-based interventions and explore the SNAP-Ed Evaluation Framework in order to strengthen impacts and make healthy eating and physical activity the easy choice.


Johnson-Arthur, C.D. (2023) A faith W.A.L.K.: A white paper summarizing research findings for dissertation entitled "A faith walk: Chronic stress of African Americans and health interventions in the Black church".

Conley, C., Hardison-Moody, A., Randolph, S., Gonzalez-Guarda, R., Fisher, E. B., & Lipkus, I. 2023. Dyadic Peer Support to Improve Diet and Physical Activity Among African American Church Members: An Exploratory Study. Journal of Religion and Health, 10.1007/s10943-023-01743-5. Advance online publication. doi.org/10.1007/s10943-023-01743-5

Hardison-Moody, A., Stumm, L., Jones, L., Franck, K., Fuller, S., Washburn, L., Rodibaugh, R., Corrick, L., Shelnutt, K., Ammerman, A. (2020) Evaluation of a Faith-Based Health Promotion Program through EFNEP and SNAP-Ed in Three States. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2019.11.011

Annie Hardison-Moody, Julia Yao, “Faithful Families, Thriving Communities: Bridging Faith and Health Through a State-Level Partnership,” American Journal of Public Health 109, no. 3 (March 1, 2019): pp. 363-368.

Hardison-Moody, A., Bocarro, J., Edwards, M., Stein, A., Kanters, M., Sherman, D., Rhew, L., Stallings, W., Bowen, S. (2017) Shared use of physical activity facilities among North Carolina faith communities, 2013. Preventing Chronic Disease 14.

Hardison-Moody, A., Stallings, W. (2012) Faith communities as health partners: Examples from the field. North Carolina Medical Journal. 73(5):387-8.

Hardison-Moody, A., Dunn, C., Hall, D., Jones, L., Newkirk, J and Thomas, C. (2011) Multi-Level partnerships support a comprehensive faith-based health promotion program. Journal of Extension 49(6).

Hardison-Moody, A., Dunn, C., Hall, D., Jones, L., Newkirk, J and Thomas, C. (2011) Faithful Families Eating Smart and Moving More: The role of lay leaders in the implementation of a faith-based health promotion program. International Journal of Volunteer Administration 27.2.