Eligibility for this study required that all participants were at least 18 years of age,
female, and self-identified as African American (see Appendix D). The participants in
this investigation were from the population of all eligible adult African American women
who resided in Fresno, California and had voluntarily presented themselves as consumers
to a community shopping center. Any nonEnglish-speaking people were ineligible to
participate in this study. The community shopping center provided services and foods
specific to the cultural demands of the African American community.