Lifestyle Modification Experiences of African American Breast Cancer Survivors: A Needs Assessment

Selina A Smith   ^{1 *} , PhD,MDiv ;   Mechelle D Claridy   ^{2 *} , MPH ;   Mary Smith Whitehead   ^{3 *} , MPH,CHES ;   Joyce Q Sheats   ^{4 *} , RN,MPH ;   Wonsuk Yoo   ^{5 *} , PhD ;   Ernest A Alema-Mensah   ^{6 *} , DMin,PhD ;   Benjamin E-O Ansa   ^{4 *} , MD,MSCR ;   Steven S Coughlin   ^{7 *} , PhD

¹ Institute of Public & Preventive Health Georgia Regents University, Department of Family Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, United States

² Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Graduate Education in Public Health, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States

³ SISTAAH Talk, Breast Cancer Support Group, for Women of Color, Miami, FL, United States

⁴ Institute of Public & Preventive Health, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA, United States

⁵ Institute of Public & Preventive Health, College of Dental Medicine, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA, United States

⁶ Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States

⁷ Division of Public Health, Department of Health Science and Sustainability, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA, United States

*all authors contributed equally