Active and Healthy Brotherhood: A Program for Chronic Disease Self-Management for Black Men

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. have had a cardiovascular procedure (e.g., heart surgery), heart attack, heart failure, stroke in the last 6 months
• •2. have cognitive, visual, auditory, physical functional (e.g., unable to walk unassisted), or language impairment precluding participation in group discussion, learning activities, or data collection.
• •3. currently achieve \>150 min/wk of moderate intensity PA or \>75 min/wk of vigorous intensity PA AND currently consume \> 9 servings of F\&V daily.
• •4. are currently enrolled in a chronic disease management program.
• •5. are unwilling to accept randomization assignment or planning to move from local area in \<2 years.
• •6. are currently receiving chemotherapy/radiation treatments.
• •Participants will be required to obtain approval from a health care provider prior to participation in the study if they:
• •1. are unable to participate in moderate PA due to physical limitations as indicated by positive (risk) responses on the PA Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) and/or physician disapproval on the PAR Medical Examination.
• •2. have BP\>180/\>110 and/or HbA1C\>12 and/or triglycerides \>500.
• •3. have health conditions that could preclude changes to diet (e.g., irritable bowel syndrome, celiac disease)