CAROLYN P. PARKS BANI, Ph.D., M.S., B.S., Department of Public Health

 

BOOKS PUBLISHED:

None

 

CHAPTERS/SECTIONS PUBLISHED IN BOOKS:

Parks, C.P. (1996). Christian women of the 90s: Perspectives and challenges. In For women, by women: Perspectives of fifteen African-American Christian women (Novella Carter and Matthew Parker, Eds.). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, pp. 47-67.

Parks, C.P. (1994). Cultural diversity: Dietary patterns and food selection. In Holt Health, 1994: Pupil's Edition (Jerrold Greenberg and Robert Gold). Austin, TX: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, pp. 92-93.

Parks, C.P. (1994). Cultural diversity: Native Americans and health care. In Holt Health, 1994: Pupil's Edition (Jerrold Greenberg and Robert Gold). Austin, TX: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, pp. 578-579.

Parks, C.P. (1994, Fall). Addressing health issues of people of color. In By invitation only. Redwood City, CA: The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Volume 1, Number 1, pp. 57-59.

Parks, C.P. (1993). Motivating the poor to make lifestyle choices. In Upholding the vision: Serving the poor in training and beyond (David Caes and Kathleen Hayes, Eds.), Philadelphia, PA: Christian Community Health Fellowship, pp. 127-132.

Parks, C.P. and Fortune, D.A. (1991). Instructor's guide to Your Health. Redwood City, CA: The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company.

 

PAPERS PUBLISHED IN PROCEEDINGS:

None

 

JOURNAL ARTICLES PUBLISHED:

Ammerman, A., Washington, C., Jackson, B., Weathers, B., Campbell, M., Davis, G., Paige, J., Parks-Bani, C., Joyner, M., Keyserling, T., and Switzer, B. (2002). The PRAISE! Project: A church-based nutrition intervention designed for cultural appropriateness, sustainability, and diffusion. Health Promotion Practice, 3 (2): 286-301.

Parks, C.P. (1998). Spirituality and religious practices among African-Americans: Neglected health promotion and disease prevention variables. Journal of Health Education, 29(2), 126-129.

Ammerman, A. and Parks, C.P. (1998). Preparing students for more effective community interventions: Assets assessment. Journal of Family and Community Health, 21(1): 32-45.

Jackson, E.J. and Parks, C.P. (1997). Recruitment and training issues from selected lay health advisor programs among African-Americans: A 20-year perspective. Health Education and Behavior, 24(4), 418-431.

Parks, C.P. and Straker, H.O. (1996). Community assets mapping: Community health assessment with a different twist. Journal of Health Education, 27(5), 321-323.

Parks, C.P. (1995). Gang behavior in the schools: Myth or reality? Educational Psychology Review, 7(1): 41-68.

Parks, C.P. and Quainoo, V.W. (1992). Enhancing communication with people of color. Health and Development, 12(4): 14-17.

Parks, C.P. (1990). The growing need for health care among the poor. Health and Development, 10(3): 8-10.

Parks, C.P. (1989). Motivating the poor to make lifestyle changes. Health and Development, 9(4): 12-16.

Parks, C.P. (1988). Perspectives of a Black health educator. Health and Development, 9(Fall): 3-7.

Parks, C.P. (1988). The development of a hypertension educational pamphlet for the Black community: A model approach.  Health Education, 19: 8-12.

Parks, C.P. and Neutens, J.J. (1987). Poor rural Blacks: Health status, locus of control, and health education needs. Health Education, 16: 4-8.

 

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

Parks-Bani, C.P. (2003). Assets mapping in the North West corridor: A report to the REACH 2010 Coalition. Unpublished manuscript, Carolinas Health System, Charlotte, NC.

Parks-Bani, C.P. (2000). An evaluation of the North Carolina Minority Infant Mortality Reduction Project: 1995-1997. Unpublished manuscript, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, NC.

Parks, C.P. (1998, 1997, 1996, 1995). Results of the Strengthening the Black Family annual conference evaluation.  Unpublished manuscript, Strengthening the Black Family, Inc. Raleigh, NC.

Parks, C.P. (1995). Community leaders’ survey: Results and summary. Unpublished manuscript, Southeast Raleigh Center for Community Health and Development, Raleigh, NC.

Chande, V. and Parks, C.P. Caring for your child. Educational booklet for poor mothers. Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Department, Cleveland, OH (15 pp.), July 1993.

Parks, C.P. Giving your next child a little space.  Educational pamphlet for poor African-American and Hispanic mothers. Lawndale Healthy Start Program, Lawndale Christian Health Center, September 1992.

Parks, C.P. (1987). Hypertension support groups questionnaire report. Unpublished manuscript, Southeastern Pennsylvania High Blood Pressure Control Program, Inc., Philadelphia.

Parks, C.P. Blacks can't afford to gamble with high blood pressure: The stakes are too high. Educational pamphlet. Southeastern Pennsylvania High Blood Pressure Control Program, Inc., Philadelphia, December 1985.

McGranaghan, R.J. and Parks, C.P. (1985). Guidelines for training volunteers and developing community-based screening sites. Unpublished manuscript, Southeastern Pennsylvania High Blood Pressure Control Program, Inc., Philadelphia.

Parks, C.P. Hypertension as related to the Black community (series). The Philadelphia Tribune.

            (1985, May 14). May is the month to check blood pressure, pp. 3, 6.

            (1985, June 4). High blood pressure myths pervade the Black community, p. 3.

            (1985, June 25). Are you a likely risk for high blood pressure, p. 3.

            (1985, July 2). Take control of high blood pressure, p. 3.

Parks, C.P. (1985, February 12). High blood pressure: An enemy to Blacks. The Philadelphia   Tribune, p. 5.

Parks, C.P. An analysis of health status, health locus of control, and health education needs of a poor, rural, Black community in Illinois. Unpublished master’s  thesis. Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL, August 1982.

 

EXHIBITS/SHOWS/PERFORMANCES OF CREATIVE WORKS:

None

 

BOOK REVIEWS:

Community health: A multicultural and international perspective, Wadsworth Publishing Company, 2003

 

An invitation to health: The power of prevention (seventh edition). Dianne Hales, Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, Pacific Grove, CA, 1996

 

Directory of preventive care resources. Aspen Publishers, Gaithersburg, MD, 1996

 

CONFERENCE PAPERS ORALLY DELIVERED:

Parks-Bani, C.P. Do you want to be well?: Biblical foundations for serving the poor holistically. Keynote address at the Christian Community Health Fellowship Annual Conference, Wheaton, IL, May 2005.

 

Parks-Bani, CP. The church’s role in addressing health disparities in people of color. Workshop presentation at the Community Economic Restoration Through The Church Conference, Faith in Action Community Empowerment and The Mayor’s Office, New Haven, CT, September, 2004.

 

Parks-Bani, C.P. Community needs assessment. Workshop presentation for the Community-driven Health Promotion Partners Grant Program, Connecticut Health Foundation, Westport, CT, May 2004.

 

Parks-Bani, C.P. Featured speaker for four plenary talks. Black Christian Leadership Vision Conference, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Chicago, IL, November 2003.

 

Parks-Bani, C.P. Assets mapping: A tool to identify individual and community strengths. Workshop presentation for the Annual Conference of the Connecticut Public Health Association, Rocky Hill, CT, October 2003.

 

Parks-Bani, C.P. Health education and health promotion. Workshop presentation for the Minority Medical Education Program (MMEP), Yale Medical School, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, New Haven, CT, July 2003.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Taking care of the temple: Controlling hypertension, breast cancer, exercise and diet. A women’s health workshop at Seminar in the Word Conference, New Covenant Ministries International, Providence, RI, July 2003.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Using African-American community leaders and lay health advisors for assets mapping data collection: Experiences from a REACH 2010 community-based project. Poster presentation for the American Association of Health Education at the National Convention of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, Philadelphia, PA, April 2003.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Assets mapping: An approach for identifying and using the gifts and talents of the poor. Workshop presentation for the “Community Health Among the Poor Training Seminar,” King College, Bristol, TN, March 2003.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Community capacity building: An avenue for holistic and healing ministry in the African-American community. Presentation for the Board of Directors and Board of Advisors, New Haven Christian Health Center, New Haven, CT, February 2003.

 

Parks-Bani, C.P. Cultural diversity in science. Faculty workshop presentation, Biology Department, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL, January 2003.

 

Parks-Bani, C.P. Health promotion and disease prevention principles. Roundtable presentation, Christian Medical Fellowship, Woodbridge, CT, January 2003.

 

Parks-Bani, C.P. Partnering with faith communities to address family and community health. Workshop presentation at the 15th Annual Baby Love Conference, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Greenville, NC, July 2002.

Parks-Bani, C.P. HIV-AIDS, our leprosy: A call for compassion and action from the African-American church. Keynote address at the AIDS Pre-Conference Consultation, The National Black Evangelical Association, San Diego, CA, March 2002.

Parks-Bani, C.P., and Bani, K.A.B. The role of the pastor in addressing HIV-AIDS among African-Americans. Workshop presentation at the AIDS Pre-Conference Consultation, The National Black Evangelical Association, San Diego, CA, March 2002.

Parks-Bani, C.P. The Ministry of Health Initiative: A model of holistic health ministry for African-Americans. Workshop presentation at the 39th Annual Convention of The National Black Evangelical Association, San Diego, CA, March 2002.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Assets mapping as an innovative approach for reducing health disparities. Panel presentation at the 19th Annual Minority Health Conference, School of Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, February 2002.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Exploring the "strong Black woman" motif: Implications for health promotion and disease prevention among African-American women. Research panel presentation at the 129th American Public Health Association Annual National Convention, Atlanta, GA, October 2001.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Supporting families, building stronger communities. Keynote address at the 14th Annual Baby Love Conference, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Greensboro, NC, September 2001.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Establishing health ministries. Workshop presentation at the Millennium Christian Women's Health Network 1st Health Conference, Accra Ghana, July 2001.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Women's health, the nation's wealth: Theme presentations Parts One and Two. Keynote addresses at the Millennium Christian Women's Health Network 1st Health Conference, Accra Ghana, July 2001.

Parks-Bani, C.P. The "strong Black woman:" Help or hindrance to health status and quality of life. Research presentation at the Christian Community Health Fellowship Annual Conference, Wheaton, IL, May 2001.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Exploring the "strong Black woman" motif: Implications for culturally relevant health promotion among African-American women. Roundtable Presentation at the 19th Annual Conference on Health Education and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Association of State and Territorial Directors of Health Promotion and Public Health Education, Atlanta, GA, April 2001.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Conference summary and challenges for day two. Summary address at Health Disparities Conference, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, December 2000.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Assets mapping: Practical applications. Keynote address at the First Annual Assets Mapping Conference, North Carolina Department of Halt and Human Services and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, September 2000.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Stay connected! Luncheon keynote address at Third Annual Healthy Start Baby Love Plus Conference, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Greenville, NC, July 2000.

 

Parks-Bani, C.P. Faith without works is dead: Health promotion through African American churches. Workshop presentation at 63rd Annual Church Leader's Conference, Shaw Divinity School, Raleigh, NC, June 2000.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Wood, Rev. N., and Powell, M. The Ministry of Health Initiative: An innovative, community-based approach to health ministry.  Panel presentation for the Third Annual “Faith Communities and Medicine” Conference of The Congregational Health Network, Inc., Cary, NC, April 2000.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Developing culturally effective evaluations: Making them tight, making them right.  Keynote presentation for the Third Annual Conference of Health Educators for Cultural Diversity, Philadelphia, PA, April 2000.

Jones, R.L. and Parks-Bani, C.P. Bridging the gap: The North Carolina Minority Infant Mortality Reduction Project. Workshop presentation for the American Association of Health Education at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance National Convention, Orlando, FL, March 2000.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Education and nurture within the church for healthy, wholistic ways of living.  Workshop presentation at the Fifth Annual United Church of Christ Convocation on Health and Human Service Ministry, Cleveland, OH, February 2000.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Women and health awareness: Principles for wellness and wholeness. Panel presentation at the African Christian Women’s Millennium Conference, Abokobi, Ghana, West Africa, November 1999.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Assets mapping: A tool for assessing congregational strengths. Panel presentation at the American Public Health Association National Convention, Chicago, IL, November 1999.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Assets mapping: Assessing community strengths. Workshop presentation at the Southern Alliance for Health Conference, Columbia, SC, October 1999.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Faith without works is dead: The role of faith communities in health and healing. Workshop presentation at the Second Annual Measurement Enhancement of the Status of Health Conference, Allentown, PA, October 1999.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Assets mapping: Assessing community strengths. Plenary address at the Training Institute for Healthy Start Baby Love Plus Network, Greenville, NC, July 1999.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Assets mapping: A tool for identifying congregational strengths and resources. Keynote address at the Health Ministries Association Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 1999.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Assets mapping: An alternative tool for community assessment. Keynote address at the Christian Community Health Fellowship Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, May 1999.

Parks-Bani, C.P., Baker, Q., Jackson, M.E., and Jones, R.L. The Ministry of Health Initiative: An innovative approach to church-based health promotion for African American populations. Panel presentation for the American Association of Health Education at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance National Convention, Boston, MA, April 1999.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Living healthy, wealthy and wise: Health concepts and principles for African-Americans.  Two workshop presentations at the Eighteenth Annual Seniors Conference and Banquet, Denver, CO, December 1998.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Community health and urban development. Workshop presentation at the Annual Convention of Christian Corp International, Denver, CO, October 1998.

Parks-Bani, C.P. Assets mapping: A tool for identifying strengths. Two workshop presentations at the Seventh Annual Healthy Carolinians Conference, Greensboro, NC, October 1998.

Parks, C.P. Lessons we have learned: Preliminary results of the statewide evaluation of the Minority Infant Mortality Reduction Project. Research presentation at the Fourth Annual Conference of the Minority Infant Mortality Reduction Project, Rocky Mount, NC, April 1998.

Parks, C.P. and Brown. T. Getting your life in order: Health and spirituality. Workshop presentation at the 18th Annual Strengthening the Black Family, Inc. Conference, Raleigh, NC, April 1998.

Ammerman, A., Parks, C.P., and Harlan, C.A. Learning to listen and listening to learn: Building from the voice of the community. Panel presentation at Community-Campus Partnerships: Principles and Best Practices for Healthier Communities, The Second Annual Community-Campus Partnerships for Health National Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, April 1998.

Parks, C.P. The “Professor in the Hood:” Facilitating collaboration between academia and the community. Paper presentation at “Prevention 98: Translating Science into Action,” The 15th Annual National Preventive Medicine Meeting, Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine and the American College of Preventive Medicine, San Francisco, CA, April 1998.

Parks, C.P. Community assets assessment among African-Americans: Experiences from a community and church pilot.  Paper presentation at the 1997 Minority Health Issues Conference, Office of Minority Health and South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, SC, December 1997.

Parks, C.P. Living healthy, wealthy and wise: Health issues of African-American women.  Workshop presentation at the National Association Women of the Church of God Bi-Annual National Conference, St. Louis, MO, October 1997.

Parks, C.P. What is health? The health of African-Americans.  Panel presentation at the First Annual Ministry of Health Conference, Shaw University, Raleigh, NC, October 1997.

Parks, C.P. Promoting the health of the community: Moving from theory to practice. Keynote address at the Christian Community Health Fellowship National Conference, Raleigh, NC, May 1997.

Parks, C.P. Growing your resources: Networking and collaboration for community programs. Workshop presentation at the Third Annual Conference of the Minority Infant Mortality Reduction Project, Kernersville, NC, April 1997.

Parks, C.P., Straker, H.O., and Davis, L. Community assets mapping: An alternative approach to community health assessment for African American populations. Workshop presentation at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance National Convention, St. Louis, MI, March 1997.

Parks, C.P. and Straker, H.O. Community assets mapping: An emerging community health assessment tool for African Americans. Workshop presentation at the Society for Public Health Education National Annual Meeting, New York, November 1996.

Parks, C.P. Developing patient education materials: Making them simple, readable, and culturally relevant. Workshop presentation for Continuing Education, Raleigh Dietetic Association, Raleigh, NC, September 1996.

Pestronk, R., Arnold, G., Baker, Q., Corey, B., Parks, C.P., Ward, F., Watson, H. Sharing responsibility, sharing assets: Community-institutional partnerships for healthy communities. Panel presentation at the National Association of County and City Health Officials Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, June 1996.

Airhihenbuwa, C.O. and Parks, C.P. Empowering communities to act on their own behalf. Panel presentation on "Linking Culture with Empowerment in Community Health Promotion" at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance National Convention, Atlanta, GA, April 1996.

Okeke, M., Fortune, D.A., Saunders, D., and Parks, C.P. The church's role in violence prevention. Panel presentation on "Violence Prevention Strategies for African-American Youth" at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance National Convention, Atlanta, GA, April 1996.

Airhihenbuwa, C.O., Harrison, I., Parks, C.P., and Okeke, M. The role of socioeconomic status and class in health seeking behaviors. Panel presentation on "Multicultural Health Education: Challenges for the 21st Century Health Educator" at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance National Convention, Atlanta, GA, April 1996.

Acosta-Deprez, V., Airhihenbuwa, C.O., Ludwig, M., and Parks, C.P. Social class: The forgotten variable in health education. Panel presentation on "Restructuring for Diversity in Health Education: The Dynamics of Race, Class, Gender, and Exceptional Difference" at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance National Convention, Atlanta, GA, April 1996.

Jones, R.L. and Parks, C.P. Community health advocates: Extensions of health promotion at the community level. Workshop presentation at the Christian Community Health Fellowship Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH, April 1996.

Parks, C.P., Wood, N., Tripp, R., Berkley, K., and Jones, R.L. The Ministry of Health Initiative: An innovative approach to church-based health ministry. Panel presentation at the Christian Community Health Fellowship Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH, April 1996.

Kilpatrick, K., Stevens, R., Parks, C.P., and Telfair, J. Perspectives on the future of public health practice and research. Panel discussion at the Annual Alumni Meeting, UNC School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC, March 1996.

Parks, C.P. and Jones, R. The community-based public health initiative. Workshop presentation at the 18th Annual Minority Health Conference, UNC School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC, February 1996.

Parks, C.P. Community health promotion: Empowerment or encumbrance? Workshop presentation at the Christian Community Development Association National Conference, Denver, CO November 1995.

Parks, C.P. The health of African American women: Concerns and challenges. Workshop presentation at the National Association Women of the Church of God Bi-Annual National Convention, Fort Mills, SC, November 1995.

Cline, S., Baker, Q., and Parks, C.P. The balance of power in public health: Creating partnerships. Panel presentation at the "Building Bridges" Conference, Office of Minority Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, June 1995.

Perkins, A., Israel, B., and Parks, C.P. Community-based research. Panel presentation at the Annual Networking Conference, Community-Based Public Health Initiative, Raleigh, NC, June 1995.

Parks, C.P. Community health promotion: Empowerment or encumbrance? Plenary address at the Christian Community Health Fellowship Regional Meeting, Harrisonburg, VA, November 1994.

Parks, C.P. Empowerment education as an alternative health promotion strategy for disadvantaged populations of color. Workshop presentation at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance National Convention, Denver, CO, April 1994.

Parks, C.P. Communicating health messages to poor populations of color. Workshop presentation at the Christian Community Health Fellowship Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, October 1994.

Parks, C.P. Addressing maternal and child health issues among low socioeconomic African-American and Hispanic women: The Lawndale Healthy Start Program. Paper presented at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance National Convention, Washington, DC, March 1993.

Parks, C.P. and Bobbitt, V. Minority health issues. Workshop presentation at the Ohio Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Annual Convention, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, December 1992.

Parks, C.P. Communicating health messages to the minority poor. Workshop presentation at the Christian Community Development Association National Convention, Health Track, Detroit, MI, October 1992.

Parks, C.P. Motivating the poor to make lifestyle choices: Inner-city education in control of hypertension and diet. Workshop presentation at Destiny '92 National Convention, Medical Missions Track, Atlanta, GA, July 1992.

Fortune, D.A. and Parks, C. P. Challenge for the 90s: Health education strategies for improving the health of African-Americans. Roundtable presentation at the Fourth National Minority Health Forum of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Washington, DC, June 1992.

Parks, C.P. Results of a nutrition education survey among low-socioeconomic African-American women residing in public housing developments: Implications for health education research and practice. Roundtable presentation at the Fourth National Minority Health Forum of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Washington, DC, June 1992.

Parks, C.P. Communicating with low literacy patients. Workshop presentation at the North Carolina Primary Health Care Association Annual Meeting, Asheville, NC, June 1992.

Fortune, D.A. and Parks, C.P. Strategies for improving minority health. Workshop presentation at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance National Convention, Indianapolis, IN, April 1992.

Parks, C.P. Nutrition knowledge, beliefs, and dietary intake of low-socioeconomic women as a basis for nutrition education. Paper presented at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance National Convention, Indianapolis, IN, April 1992.

Parks, C.P. and Quainoo, V.W. Communicating health messages to the minority poor. Workshop presentation at the Christian Community Health Fellowship Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, October 1991.

Crespo, R. and Parks, C.P. Community-based health care. Workshop presentation at the Christian Medical and Dental Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, May 1991.

Parks, C.P. How to begin community-based health care and Mobilizing community members. Workshop presentations at Intensive Workshop on Community-Based Health Care, Christian Community Health Fellowship, MAP International, and the Luke Society, Cary, MS, February 1990.

Parks, C.P. The need for health care among the poor. Plenary address at the Christ and the Healing Arts Conference, Christian Community Health Fellowship and the Christian Medical and Dental Society, Memphis, TN, October 1989.

Parks, C.P. The need for community-based health care. Workshop presentation at the Christian Community Health Fellowship Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, April 1989.

Parks, C.P. Traditional versus non-traditional health education strategies: Implications for diverse populations. Paper presented at the Tennessee Society for Public Health Education Annual Meeting, Knoxville, TN, March 1989.

Parks, C.P. Perspectives of a Black health educator: The need for community-based health care. Plenary address at the Christian Community Health Fellowship Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, April 1988.

Parks, C.P. Motivating the poor to positive lifestyle changes. Workshop presentation at the Christian Community Health Fellowship Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, April 1988.

Parks, C. P. Developing health education programs and materials for poor minority populations. Workshop presentation at the Christian Community Health Fellowship Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 1987.

Parks, C.P. The development of a hypertension educational brochure for the Black community. Networking session at the 1986 Forum on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Minority Populations, Bethesda, MD, June 1986.

 

WORKSHOP LEADERSHIP:

Facilitator. Assets Mapping: An Emerging Tool for Assessing Individual and Community Strengths. Training Workshop for Staff, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, June 2003

Facilitator. Assets Mapping: An Emerging Tool for Assessing Community Strengths. Training Workshop for Staff, The Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, Derby, CT, May 2003

Facilitator. Developing Culturally Relevant Evaluations. Training Workshop for Staff, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, August 2002

Facilitator. The Role of the Church in HIV/AIDS Education and Prevention. Training Workshop for Faculty, Shaw University Divinity School, Raleigh, NC, November 2000

Co-planner. First Statewide Assets Mapping Conference, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, September 2000

Co-facilitator with Lisa Pullen (doctoral student). Assets Mapping. Training Workshop for Staff, Health Works for Women Project, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, February 2000

Facilitator. Assets Mapping. Training Workshop for Staff, First Health of the Carolinas, Pinehurst, NC, April-June 1999

Facilitator. Results from the Statewide Evaluation of the Minority Infant Mortality Reduction Project. Skills Building Workshop for Staff and Outreach Workers, North Carolina Minority Infant Mortality Reduction Project, Sanford, NC, April 1999

Facilitator. The Black Female. Workshop Track, National Student Leadership Conference, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Atlanta, GA, December 1998

Facilitator. What We Have Learned: Preliminary Results from the Minority Infant Mortality Reduction Project. Pre-Application Workshop, North Carolina Minority Infant Mortality Reduction Project, Raleigh, NC, February 1998

Facilitator. Community Needs Assessment vs. Community Assets Mapping. Training Workshop, “On the Cutting Edge Lecture Series” for the Public Health Specialist, Wake Area Health Education Center, Raleigh, NC, April 1997

Facilitator. Evaluating Your Minority Infant Mortality Reduction Project. Skills Building Workshop, North Carolina Minority Infant Mortality Reduction Project, Kernersville, NC, April 1997

Facilitator. Planning for Change: Assessing Community Health Needs and Priorities, Training Workshop, The Tennessee HIV Prevention Community Planning Group, Tennessee Department of Health, Nashville, TN, February 1997

Co-developer and Trainer. The Ministry of Health Initiative. Training Workshops for Pastors and Lay Congregants, Various North Carolina Churches and Counties, 1996-2002

Co-facilitator with Howard Erhman, Nina Wallerstein and Howard Straker (student). Building Communities from the Inside Out: Part II Integrating Popular Education with Community Capacity and Assets. Continuing Education Institute, American Public Health Association Annual Convention, November 1996

Facilitator. Leadership Development. Workshop for African-American Fall Student Conference, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Atlanta, GA, October 1996

Co-facilitator with Dr. John Hatch. African-American Health Issues. Workshop for Racial/Ethnic Health Ministries Conference, United Methodist Church, San Antonio, TX, November 1993

Co-facilitator with Dr. David Hilton. Training for Transformation. Empowerment Workshop, MAP International, St. Simons Island, GA, October 1993 

Facilitator. Health Promotion Principles and Practices. Training Workshop for Lay Health Workers, HEALTHCARE, Muskegon, MI, April 1990

Co-facilitator with Dr. Richard Crespo and Anne Hope. Community-Based Health Care in the U.S.  Intensive Week-Long Workshop, Christian Community Health Fellowship, MAP International, and the Luke Society, Cary, MS, February 1990

Program Chairperson. Health Education and Health Promotion for the 1990s. Annual Meeting, Tennessee Society for Public Health Education, Knoxville, TN, April 1990

Program Chairperson. Health Education Strategies: Considerations for the 1990s. Annual Meeting, Tennessee Society for Public Health Education, Knoxville, TN, April 1989

Organized. Choose Life, Black America. Community Health Fair, Southeastern Pennsylvania High Blood Pressure Control Program, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, April 1987

Organized. Treat Yourself to Life. Community Health Fair, Southeastern Pennsylvania High Blood Pressure Control Program, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, April 1986

 

RECENT GRANTS RECEIVED:

Curriculum Development Grant for Health Education Methods, Southern Connecticut State University, Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs, June 2004-August 2005.

Organizational Assets Mapping of African-American Churches in New Haven. Southern Connecticut State University, Minority Recruitment and Retention Committee, June 2003-December 2003.

Assets Mapping in the North West Area. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Community Mobilization for Cardiovascular Health: A REACH 2010 Initiative, Carolinas Community Health Institute, Charlotte, NC, January 2001-July 2003.

Ministry of Health Initiative  North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Women's and Children's Health Section, Triad Baby Love Plus Program, September 2001-July 2002.

Measurement of “The Pillar Syndrome” in Older African-American Women: Development and Validation of an Instrument, UNC School of Public Health, The Center for Minority Aging, January-December 2000.

Minority Investigator Supplement Grant, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, The PRAISE! Project: Dietary Guidelines in African-American Churches, September 1998-December 2001.

Community-based Organization Development, Strengthening the Black Family, Inc., The Fletcher Foundation, April 1998-April 1999.

Health Empowerment Advocacy Program, Southeast Raleigh Center for Community Health and Development, Triangle Community Foundation, February 1996-January 1997.

The Ministry of Health Initiative, Leadership and Model Development Proposal, North Carolina Community-Based Public Health Initiative, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, January 1996-November 1998.

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS IN GENERAL:

African-American health issues

Health education and health promotion methods and strategies for populations of color and disadvantaged populations

Health promotion through African-American churches

Community assets mapping

Community-based/Grass-roots health education research and interventions

Cultural relevancy of health education and health promotion for populations of color and disadvantaged populations

Community-based participatory research methods and interventions

Empowerment education

 

CURRENT/FUTURE SPECIFIC RESEARCH PROJECTS:

Organizational Assets Mapping of African-American Churches in New Haven

Community Assets Mapping of African-American Neighborhoods in New Haven

Development of The Ministry of Health Initiative of Connecticut

Exploring the Strong Black Woman Motif among Northern African-American Women

 

STUDENT INVOLVEMENT/COLLABORATION IN MY RESEARCH:

Community assets mapping (UNC-CH - Lisa Pullen, Antoine Smith, Howard Straker)

Church-based assets mapping (SCSU - Paulina Kim; UNC-CH - Lumbe Davis, Grace Han)

Church-based health promotion through the Ministry of Health Initiative (UNC-CH - Lumbe Davis, Pamela Jones, Heather McDaniel)

The Pillar Syndrome (UNC-CH –Armide Bien-Aime, Rachel Davis, Melissa Green, Pamela Jones, Ahinee Mamamoo, Sheryl Mathis, Erica Taylor, Sheryl Taylor)

 

MASTER'S THESES AND SPECIAL PROJECT ADVISEMENT:

Southern Connecticut State University (2002-present)

Maria Ibarra-Lozada – Development of a Spanish newsletter for undocumented Latino immigrants in the Fair Haven section of New Haven (Special Project)

Paulina Kim – Assets mapping in African-American churches in New Haven, CT (Thesis)

Boyinde Omotoso – Pastoral perceptions of the health care needs of African immigrant congregations (Thesis)

Lori Ann John – Intimate partner violence among African-American women and its impact on sexual health practices (Thesis)

Carol Penta – The impact of a culturally relevant health promotion program for addressing breast cancer knowledge and screening practices of African-American women (Thesis)

Barbara O’Grodnick – The development of a bereavement group for middle-age widowed women (Special Project)

Kwame Osei-Antwi – The development of a pamphlet to address needle-sharing behaviors and attitudes on IV drug users at the Hartford Dispensary (Special Project)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1994-2002)

Semra Asefra – Promoting health in the African-American community: A pilot evaluation

Melina Auerbach - The Health Empowerment Advocacy Program: A formative evaluation

Beverly Cummings - Blunts, booze, and beats: Substance use messages in rap music and adolescent perceptions of these lyrics

Lumbe Davis - Assets assessment in African-American churches

Rachel Davis – Infant morality issues among African-American women: Exploring focus group results of the Minority Infant Mortality Reduction Program

Cynthia Gary - Using focus groups to inform a cervical cancer prevention curriculum for urban-African-American women

Grace Hahn – Organizational assets mapping among African-American churches

Pamela Jones – The LightWay Program: Developing a spiritually-based health ministry program

Bryan Kim – Analysis of the community health assessment process in North Carolina: Directions for the future

Heather McDaniel – Evaluation of a continuing education workshop for lay congregants of the Ministry of Health Initiative

Rick Neal - Community participation at the Wake County Health Department: Management principles

Stephania Sidberry - An investigation of teen pregnancy issues in the community of Southeast Raleigh

Howard Straker - Looking at the strengths: A case study of individual assets mapping assessment in Southeast Raleigh

Erica Taylor – The Pillar Syndrome: Results of a pilot study

Angela Thrasher - Adolescent health promotion: The perspective of African-American youth

Deborah Wood – Health promotion guidelines for working with people with disabilities

Cleveland State University (1991-1994)

Sabah Albahlani - An assessment of health issues and needs of Arab Americans

Lovina Joseph - AIDS prevention influences and practices in poor African-American women

 

DISSERTATION TITLE:

An investigation of nutrition knowledge, beliefs and dietary intake of women in a poor community as a basis for nutrition education.

 

INSTITUTION GRANTING Ph.D.:

The University of Tennessee at Knoxville