(P205) Assessed, Addressed and Highly Favored! High-Touch Coaching™ for Positive Change with Women of Color

The combined impact of race, class, and gender contributes to higher rates of obesity and chronic stress making Black and Latina women more susceptible to T2D when attempting to make positive behavior changes. Participants expressed various issues and needs not addressed in the CDC curriculum, which led the Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI) to encourage Lifestyle Coaches to take a more interactive approach when working with participants. This level of “high-touch” engagement was not new for BWHI as the organization was originally grounded in high-touch and self-help, considering all aspects of the participant, their intersectionality, and their lived experience. This poster illustrates how actively listening to participants’ voices resulted in the Black Women’s Health Imperative’s High-Touch Coaching™ program.