{"title":"Management Issues Related to Effectively Implementing a Nutrition Education Program Using Peer Educators","authors":"Terry Taylor, Elena Serrano, Jennifer Anderson","doi":"10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60293-5","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60293-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>To explore the influence of administrative aspects of a nutrition education program with peer educators delivering the program.</p></div><div><h3>Design</h3><p>Telephone interviews with peer educators trained to deliver <em>La Cocina Saludable</em>, a nutrition education program for Hispanics. Open- and closed-ended questions.</p></div><div><h3>Subjects/Settings</h3><p><em>Abuelas</em> (grandmothers) recruited and trained as peer educators for the program. The sample included peer educators no longer teaching (22%), currently teaching (30%), and who never taught after training.</p></div><div><h3>Main Outcome Measures</h3><p>Motives and incentives for becoming peer educators, challenges for peer educators, and reasons peer educators withdrew from the program.</p></div><div><h3>Statistical Analyses Performed</h3><p>Descriptive statistics were used to analyze quantitative data from the closed-ended questions. Qualitative analysis was applied to data from open-ended questions.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Working with community and learning about nutrition were prime motivators. Recruiting participants and coordination of classes appeared to be major challenges. Personal issues and traveling in a large geographic area were cited as the main reasons for quitting.</p></div><div><h3>Implications</h3><p>The effectiveness of using peer educators for <em>La Cocina Saludable</em> may be improved through empowerment, additional training, a structured and equitable reimbursement system, and assistance to carry out administrative tasks.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":81679,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nutrition education","volume":"33 5","pages":"Pages 284-292"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60293-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"56587723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nancie H. Herbold Ed.D., R.D., Melinda D. Dennis M.A., M.S.
{"title":"Food for Thought: A Nutrition Monitoring Project for Elementary School Children Using the Internet","authors":"Nancie H. Herbold Ed.D., R.D., Melinda D. Dennis M.A., M.S.","doi":"10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60296-0","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60296-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":81679,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nutrition education","volume":"33 5","pages":"Pages 299-300"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60296-0","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"56587752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Debra Palmer Keenan , Christine Olson , James C. Hersey , Sondra M. Parmer
{"title":"Measures of Food Insecurity/Security","authors":"Debra Palmer Keenan , Christine Olson , James C. Hersey , Sondra M. Parmer","doi":"10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60069-9","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60069-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Nutrition education has the potential to play an important role in ensuring food security and improving nutritional status. Therefore, food security is recommended for inclusion in nutrition education evaluation efforts. Considerable progress has been made in developing brief tools that can be used to measure food security at the household level. These tools are reliable in population-based surveys, and some studies have found that measures of food security are associated with nutrient intake. Hence, these tools can be valuable in monitoring, in community needs assessment, and in planning. These tools may also have the potential for use in evaluating nutrition education activities; this potential will be enhanced by research into the capacity of these tools to identify changes within households over time as a result of nutrition education and their sensitivity and reliability in doing so.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":81679,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nutrition education","volume":"33 ","pages":"Pages S49-S58"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60069-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22480624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using Tasks to Measure Consumers' Ability to Apply Food Guide Recommendations: Lessons Learned","authors":"Claire A. Ryan , Jennifer L. Wilkins","doi":"10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60294-7","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60294-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This article reports on lessons learned from using comparison and substitution tasks to assess consumers' ability to apply food guide messages. The study evaluated the usability of the Northeast Regional Food Guide (NERFG), which provides instruction on healthful diets of local foods in season. The tasks showed that the NERFG is useful for daily life decisions. Lessons learned were that the scores on tasks need to better differentiate between groups. The validity and reliability of the tasks should be established in future research. The use of tasks may also be appropriate for educational purposes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":81679,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nutrition education","volume":"33 5","pages":"Pages 293-296"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60294-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"56587741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"“Celebrate Your Body and Food”: A Body Size Acceptance and Presence of Eating Project","authors":"Kathy Menkhaus B.S.","doi":"10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60298-4","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60298-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":81679,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nutrition education","volume":"33 5","pages":"Pages 303-304"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60298-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"56587775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jacquelyn W. McClelland , Debra Palmer Keenan , Jan Lewis , Susan Foerster , Sharon Sugerman , Paula Mara , Shirley Wu , Sheryl Lee , Kathleen Keller , James Hersey , Christine Lindquist
{"title":"Review of Evaluation Tools Used to Assess the Impact of Nutrition Education on Dietary Intake and Quality, Weight Management Practices, and Physical Activity of Low-Income Audiences","authors":"Jacquelyn W. McClelland , Debra Palmer Keenan , Jan Lewis , Susan Foerster , Sharon Sugerman , Paula Mara , Shirley Wu , Sheryl Lee , Kathleen Keller , James Hersey , Christine Lindquist","doi":"10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60068-7","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60068-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Nutrition education programs and social marketing campaigns frequently focus on low-income audiences with the goal of improving dietary intake and quality, weight management practices, and physical activity. The impact of nutrition education can be assessed by measuring change in relation to any or all of these broad variables. Unfortunately, little information is available concerning the reliability, validity, and sensitivity to change of measures used to assess these constructs with low-income audiences of adults and adolescents. This article reviews the literature and discusses the types of available measures that have been used and evaluated for the above audiences. It describes specific measures used to assess total diet, consumption of food groups from the Food Guide Pyramid, and behaviors related to weight management and physical activity. Overall, this review suggests that there is a critical need for additional development and evaluation of dietary quality measurement tools for low-income and minority audiences.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":81679,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nutrition education","volume":"33 ","pages":"Pages S35-S48"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60068-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22480623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Food Selection and Eating Patterns: Themes Found among People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus","authors":"Margaret Savoca, Carla Miller","doi":"10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60035-3","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60035-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>The objective of this study was to examine the beliefs and perspectives among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus about dietary requirements, food selection and eating patterns, and attitudes about self-management practices.</p></div><div><h3>Design</h3><p>Semistructured, in-depth interviews explored participants' experiences with diabetes prior to their diagnosis, participants' understanding of the guidelines for the nutritional management of diabetes, how participants applied their understanding of dietary guidelines to daily food selection and eating patterns, and the social and personal themes influencing participants' food selection and eating patterns.</p></div><div><h3>Subjects</h3><p>Interviews were conducted with members of a convenience sample of 45 men and women diagnosed with type 2 diabetes for at least 1 year.</p></div><div><h3>Analyses Performed</h3><p>Interviews were coded using a conceptual matrix derived from participants' statements. Common characteristics were grouped, and broad themes were identified.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Eating patterns were influenced by participants' knowledge of diabetes management. Challenges that participants encountered when applying nutrition recommendations were linked to their prior eating practices. Dietary self-efficacy, social support, and time management were identified as mediating variables that can influence dietary behaviors.</p></div><div><h3>Implications</h3><p>Diabetes nutrition education programs should increase awareness of eating history, spousal support, and time management practices. Future research should include the refinement and validation of a nutritional management model of diabetes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":81679,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nutrition education","volume":"33 4","pages":"Pages 224-233"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60035-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"56587058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gem no. 336. Eat better to feel better: capitalizing on self-reported benefits of dietary changes.","authors":"L. Brown, J. Hill","doi":"10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60037-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60037-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":81679,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nutrition education","volume":"33 4 1","pages":"247-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60037-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"56587077","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}