Key Activities Taking Control takes place in clinics, senior citizen and recreation centers or other locations in low-income neighborhoods. Other curriculum models are being developed and tested. Focus groups to assess needs were conducted prior to program implementation. Taking Control is culturally relevant. Staff are African American, Caucasian and Latino.
Training is offered for professionals wishing to conduct similar programs.
Patients have formed their own support group in some locations. An information system is used to describe and monitor participants. Taking Control received an Outstanding Community Health Promotion Award from the CDC in 1994.