Evaluation of a Community-based Program Using Digital Photography to Increase Fruit and Vegetable Intake in School Children

2014 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. S178
Author(s):  
Natalie Caine-Bish ◽  
A. Paranjape
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Digital Photography ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Intake ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Community Based

scholarly journals Food Co-Operatives: A Potential Community-Based Strategy to Improve Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Australia

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 4154
Author(s):  
Seema Mihrshahi ◽  
Stephanie R. Partridge ◽  
Xiaolei Zheng ◽  
Divya Ramachandran ◽  
Debbie Chia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Intake ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Limited Access ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Common Barriers

Only 5% of Australian children and adults eat enough fruit and vegetables. Two common barriers are high cost and limited access. Food co-operatives (‘co-ops’) may have the potential to reduce these barriers. We conducted a scoping analysis of food co-ops in the Sydney region to describe their characteristics and objectives. We also conducted a survey of members and non-members of co-ops to assess their fruit and vegetable intake using validated questions. Fifteen food co-ops were identified in the Sydney region and the most common objective was to provide cheap affordable produce. Most co-ops (61%) were in areas of high socio-economic status (SES). Members of food co-ops had a higher vegetable intake than non-members [mean difference (MD) = 0.54 serves/daily; 95% confidence interval (CI) of 0.15 to 0.93] and were also more likely to meet the recommendations for fruit and vegetable intake [odds ratio (OR) = 4.77 (95% CI = 1.15, 19.86)]. Implications of this study are that if food co-ops can be implemented on a wider scale, they hold potential for improving fruit and vegetable intakes.

Seattle 5-a-Day Work-Site Project: Process Evaluation

2000 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shirley A. A. Beresford ◽  
Jackilen Shannon ◽  
Dale McLerran ◽  
Beti Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Intake ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Dietary Interventions ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Work Site ◽  
Female Employees ◽  
Individual Strategies ◽  
Small Work

The Seattle 5-a-Day Work-Site Project developed a community-based intervention to increase fruit and vegetable intake, using both environmental (including cafeteria and work-site-wide events) and individual strategies. The Employee Advisory Board developed its own protocol from a common skeleton and a minimum set of activities. Small work sites and work sites with fewer female employees delivered more displays, posters, and table tents per employee ( p < .01 and p < .05, respectively). Dose was neither related to use of the intervention nor to change in fruit and vegetable intake. Use of informational materials increased fruit and vegetable intake in the cohort of employees with both baseline and follow-up data ( p≅ .05). The intervention was associated both with increased employee use of the intervention (activities and materials) and with increased intake of fruit and vegetables. Work sites with medium average baseline intake were the most responsive. These findings can guide the development of more efficient community-based dietary interventions.

scholarly journals Association between parenting styles and own fruit and vegetable consumption among Portuguese mothers of school children

2011 ◽  
Vol 106 (6) ◽  
pp. 931-935 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bela Franchini ◽  
Rui Poínhos ◽  
Knut-Inge Klepp ◽  
Maria Daniel Vaz de Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Styles ◽  
School Children ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Fruit And Vegetables ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Intake ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Cross Sectional

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between parenting styles and own fruit and vegetable consumption among Portuguese mothers of school children. A cross-sectional study was performed in Portugal as part of the Pro Children cross-sectional European survey. Portuguese mothers (n 1601) of 11–13-year-old school children were included in the present study. A self-administered questionnaire was developed to assess fruit and vegetable consumption as well as the parenting styles. Fruit and vegetable consumption was assessed by a validated FFQ. Parenting styles based on two dimensions – strictness and involvement – were classified into authoritative, authoritarian, indulgent and neglectful. The higher mean intakes of fruit, vegetables and total fruit and vegetables were observed for mothers classified as indulgent, whereas the lower mean intakes were observed for mothers classified as neglectful. Differences in intake among parenting styles were significant for fruit, vegetables and total fruit and vegetables. When partial correlations were calculated between the two dimensions, strictness and involvement (controlled one for the other), and intakes, only involvement was positively associated with fruit, vegetables and total fruit and vegetable intake. Findings from the present study show that fruit and vegetable consumption of Portuguese mothers of school children seems to be related to their own parenting styles, especially with the dimension involvement. Future interventions to promote fruit and vegetable intake should take into account these variables.

Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Knowledge Increased Following a Community-based Intervention in Older Adults in Georgia Senior Centers

2008 ◽  
Vol 27 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 155-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara J. Hendrix ◽  
Joan G. Fischer ◽  
Sudha Reddy ◽  
Tiffany Sellers Lommel ◽  
Elizabeth M. Speer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Intake ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Senior Centers

scholarly journals Fruit and vegetable intake among overweight and obese school children: A cluster randomised control trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 067-079
Author(s):  
Rusidah Selamat ◽  
◽  
Junidah Raib ◽  
Nur Azlina Abdul Aziz ◽  
Norlida Zulkafly ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stages Of Change ◽  
School Children ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Intake ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Cluster Randomised ◽  
Maintenance Stage ◽  
And Control

Introduction: Adequate daily intake of fruits and vegetables is crucial for the prevention of chronic diseases. This study aimed to determine the effects of My Body is Fit and Fabulous at School (MyBFF@school) with nutrition education intervention (NEI) on the stages of change for fruit and vegetable intake among overweight and obese secondary school children based on the trans-theoretical model (TTM). Methods: This was a cluster randomised controlled trial involving 15 out of 415 eligible government secondary schools in central Peninsular Malaysia, which were randomly assigned into intervention (six schools; 579 school children) and control (nine schools; 462 school children). The intervention group was given NEI for 24 weeks, while the control group followed the existing school programme by the Ministry of Education. Results: There was no significant difference between the intervention and control groups for the stages of change, with majority at the maintenance stage after six months (intervention: 34.9%; control: 39.0%). The within group analysis showed a significant reduction after six months for those at the action stage (action and maintenance stage) from 68.0% to 60.4% in the intervention group and from 71.4% to 65.6% in the control group. However, there was a significant increase among those with adequate fruit and vegetable intake in the intervention group and no significant increase in the control group. Conclusion: MyBFF@school with NEI based on TTM provided acceptable changes in fruit and vegetable intake among overweight and obese secondary school children.

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