The Good Food Box Pilot Project as a Contribution to Addressing Food Accessibility in the Elderly

2014 ◽  
Vol 75 (4) ◽  
pp. 191-194
Author(s):  
Emily Rose Bell ◽  
Maureen Rose ◽  
Caryn Roll ◽  
Stéphanie Dupont
Keyword(s):  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Fresh Produce ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Good Food

The Good Food Box (GFB) is a program that offers fresh produce to community members. The implementation of a GFB pilot project targeting the elderly in Côte Saint-Luc (CSL) is described. Feasibility is evaluated in terms of partnerships necessary to realize the project and suitability of the GFB among seniors. Outcomes, lessons learned, and future directions are also discussed. GFBs were delivered biweekly for 10 weeks to 14 participants over the age of 65 years. Baseline and final surveys were administered to assess user satisfaction and effects of the project. Overall, participants were satisfied, finding the location convenient and the produce to be of excellent quality. Respondents also indicated an increased quantity of fresh fruits and vegetables in their home and an enhanced connection with the community. Many participants commented on excessive quantity and difficulty preparing certain products, demonstrating that the GFB may not be practical for all seniors. Smaller quantities and volunteer assistance could improve the program. Following the successful pilot project, the GFB was expanded to all members of the CSL community. Using the GFB as a major source of fresh produce will positively impact the health and quality of life for those who reside within the community.

Initiating Collaboration among Organ Transplant Professionals through Web Portals and Mobile Applications

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Alexander ◽  
Haley Hoy ◽  
Manil Maskey ◽  
Helen Conover ◽  
John Gamble ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Organ Transplant ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Efficient Access ◽  
Health Related

The knowledge base for healthcare providers working in the field of organ transplantation has grown exponentially. However, the field has no centralized ‘space’ dedicated to efficient access and sharing of information.The ease of use and portability of mobile applications (apps) make them ideal for subspecialists working in complex healthcare environments. In this article, the authors review the literature related to healthcare technology; describe the development of health-related technology; present their mobile app pilot project assessing the effects of a collaborative, mobile app based on a freely available content manage framework; and report their findings. They conclude by sharing both lessons learned while completing this project and future directions.

scholarly journals Designing and Facilitating Collaborative Research Design and Data Analysis Workshops: Lessons Learned in the Healthy Neighborhoods Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Binet ◽  
Vedette Gavin ◽  
Leigh Carroll ◽  
Mariana Arcaya
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Engaged Research ◽  
Community Residents ◽  
The Relationship

One impediment to expanding the prevalence and quality of community-engaged research is a shortage of instructive resources for collaboratively designing research instruments and analyzing data with community members. This article describes how a consortium of community residents, grassroots community organizations, and academic and public institutions implemented collaborative research design and data analysis processes as part of a participatory action research (PAR) study investigating the relationship between neighborhoods and health in the greater Boston area. We report how nine different groups of community residents were engaged in developing a multi-dimensional survey instrument, generating and testing hypotheses, and interpreting descriptive statistics and preliminary findings. We conclude by reflecting on the importance of balancing planned strategies for building and sustaining resident engagement with improvisational facilitation that is responsive to residents’ characteristics, interests and needs in the design and execution of collaborative research design and data analysis processes.

Around the Corner to Better Health: A Milwaukee Corner Store Initiative

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 1353-1356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Staci Young ◽  
Melissa DeNomie ◽  
JoAnne Sabir ◽  
Eric Gass ◽  
Jessie Tobin
Keyword(s):  
Fresh Produce ◽  
Evaluation Research ◽  
Community Outreach ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Food Justice ◽  
Food Storage ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Corner Store ◽  
Corner Stores

Purpose: To discuss successes and challenges of a collaborative pilot project to increase healthy food availability in corner stores in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Lindsay Heights Healthy Corner Store Initiative aimed to help corner stores sell high-quality produce by increasing supply of healthy foods and funding minor store upgrades to facilitate change. Design: Evaluation research. Setting: Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Participants: Corner stores; youth and adult community members. Intervention: (1) Supporting businesses in purchasing equipment to stock fresh produce, (2) connecting stores with produce sources, and (3) community outreach and marketing. Measures: Partnership capacity, youth engagement in food justice, and community members’ usage of corner stores. Analysis: Qualitative analysis; descriptive statistics. Results: Storeowners reported more sold produce items per week and increased noticeable fresh produce upon entrance into the store. There was increased or improved store redesign, fresh produce signage, in-store cooking demonstrations, and small business development resources. Conclusion: Youth learned about new vegetables, increased kitchen skills and proper food storage, and the effects of obesity on overall health. Similar interventions must address infrastructure costs, cooperation with property owners, and local policies and regulations affecting business practices.

scholarly journals A simulação realística na consulta de enfermagem voltada ao idoso

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ianny Ferreira Raiol ◽  
Fernando Conceição de Lima ◽  
Douglas Rafael da Cruz Carneiro ◽  
Andreza Cassundé Moraes ◽  
Tatiane De Souza Vasconcelos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Realistic Simulation ◽  
Study Type ◽  
Nursing Health ◽  
Nursing Course ◽  
Clinical Cases

Objetivo: relatar a experiência por estudantes do Curso de Enfermagem na realização de uma simulação realística sobre a consulta de enfermagem voltada ao idoso a partir da utilização de casos clínicos. Método: trata-se de um estudo descritivo, tipo relato de experiência, com acadêmicos de Enfermagem em uma Instituição Ensino Superior. Utilizaram-se, como estratégia para o desenvolvimento da ação, aulas expositivas e dialogadas, a simulação realística e o estudo de três casos clínicos que serviu como roteiro para o desenvolvimento da experiência. Resultados: percebeu-se que o uso da simulação da consulta de Enfermagem voltada ao idoso é uma ferramenta útil e eficaz de importância significativa para o atendimento efetivo, integral e resolutivo, além de uma importante iniciativa para se conhecer as faces da realidade quanto às demandas dos idosos, sobretudo, as de saúde. Conclusão: considera-se que a utilização da prática simulada sobre a consulta de Enfermagem voltada ao idoso melhora a qualidade dos serviços de saúde que são ofertados, melhorando e incentivando a satisfação do usuário, principalmente dos idosos que ainda sofrem com as fragilidades das políticas públicas de saúde. Descritores: Enfermagem; Enfermagem no Consultório; Saúde do Idoso; Ensino; Idoso; Educação em Saúde.AbstractObjective: to report the experience by students of the Nursing Course in performing a realistic simulation on nursing consultation aimed at the elderly from clinical cases. Method: this is a descriptive study, type of experience report, with nursing students at a Higher Education Institution. Expository and dialogued classes were used as a strategy for the development of the action, realistic simulation and the study of three clinical cases that guiding for the development of the experience. Results: it was noticed that the use of the simulation of the Nursing consultation aimed at the elderly is a useful and effective tool of significant importance for effective, comprehensive and resolving care, in addition to an important initiative to know the faces of reality regarding the demands of the elderly, especially those in health. Conclusion: it is considered that the use of the simulated practice on the nursing consultation aimed at the elderly improves the quality of the health services that are offered, improving and encouraging user satisfaction, especially for the elderly who still suffer from the weaknesses of public policies of health. Descriptors: Nursing; Office Nursing; Health of the Eldery; Teaching; Aged; Health Education.ResumenObjetivo: informar sobre la experiencia de los estudiantes del Curso de Enfermería en la realización de una simulación realista de la consulta de enfermería dirigida a personas mayores a partir del uso de casos clínicos. Método: este es un estudio descriptivo, tipo de informe de experiencia, con estudiantes de Enfermería en una institución de educación superior. Las clases expositivas y dialogadas se utilizaron como estrategia para el desarrollo de la acción, la simulación realista y el estudio de tres casos clínicos que sirvieron de guía para el desarrollo de la experiencia. Resultados: se dio cuenta de que el uso de la simulación de la consulta de enfermería dirigida a los ancianos es una herramienta útil y efectiva de gran importancia para una atención eficaz, integral y resolutiva, además de una iniciativa importante para conocer los rostros de la realidad con respecto a las demandas de los ancianos, especialmente las relacionadas con la salud. Conclusión: se considera que el uso de la práctica simulada en la consulta de Enfermería dirigida a los adultos mayores mejora la calidad de los servicios de salud que se ofrecen, mejorando y fomentando la satisfacción del usuario, especialmente para los ancianos que aún sufren las debilidades de las políticas públicas de salud. Descriptores: Enfermaría; Enfermaría de Consulta; Salud del Anciano; Enseñanza; Anciano; Educación en Salud.

scholarly journals Cyclospora Cayetanensis—Major Outbreaks from Ready to Eat Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

Foods ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1703
Author(s):  
Agni Hadjilouka ◽  
Dimitris Tsaltas
Keyword(s):  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Fresh Produce ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Surveillance Systems ◽  
Major Contributor ◽  
Cyclospora Cayetanensis ◽  
Industrialized Nations ◽  
Foodborne Outbreaks ◽  
Global Concern

Cyclospora cayetanensis is a coccidian protozoan that causes cyclosporiasis, a severe gastroenteric disease, especially for immunocompromised patients, children, and the elderly. The parasite is considered as an emerging organism and a major contributor of gastroenteritis worldwide. Although the global prevalence of cyclosporiasis morbidity and mortality has not been assessed, global concern has arisen since diarrheal illness and gastroenteritis significantly affect both developing countries and industrialized nations. In the last two decades, an increasing number of foodborne outbreaks has been associated with the consumption of fresh produce that is difficult to clean thoroughly and is consumed without processing. Investigations of these outbreaks have revealed the necessity to increase the awareness in clinicians of this infection, since this protozoan is often ignored by surveillance systems, and to establish control measures to reduce contamination of fresh produce. In this review, the major cyclosporiasis outbreaks linked to the consumption of ready to eat fresh fruits and vegetables are presented.

Schooling Transitions Within the Lifespan of People With an Intellectual Disability: Perceptions and Recommendations of Ageing Mothers

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iva Strnadová ◽  
David Evans
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Adult Child ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Research Reporting ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Transition Experiences ◽  
School Selection

In this paper the authors examine the perceptions of mothers about the schooling transitions, including transitions to postschool options, made by their adult child with an intellectual disability (ID). Twenty mothers of an adult child with an ID living in New South Wales, Australia, and the Czech Republic, aged 48 years or older, were recruited to participate in this study. Mothers were interviewed following a semistructured protocol. The audiotaped interviews were transcribed verbatim, and analysed using a constant comparison analytic approach.The experiences and issues faced by mothers at differing transitions of their adult child with an ID will be discussed, including issues of school selection, lifelong planning, and engaging with professionals. Common and unique themes within and between each country will be drawn, along with a comparison of findings from recent research reporting on transition experiences of mothers with young children with ID. The concluding discussion will focus on lessons learned about lifelong transition experiences, and pose future directions for enhancing the quality of transitions for persons with special needs and their families.

scholarly journals Sensory and Instrumental Measurement of Texture of Fruits and Vegetables

HortScience ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 830C-830 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith A. Abbott*
Keyword(s):  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Fresh Produce ◽  
Textural Properties ◽  
Regulatory Agencies ◽  
Common Language ◽  
Texture Measurement ◽  
Instrumental Measurement ◽  
Sensory Evaluations ◽  
Textural Attributes

Demand for fresh fruits and vegetables is increasing worldwide in response to health concerns, wealth, and the desire for variety in the diet. However, consumption of produce is contingent on the ability of the industry to provide high quality fresh produce and on its convenience, as well as on consumer education and economics. Texture measurement is accepted by horticultural industries as a critical indicator of quality of fruits and vegetables. The fresh produce industry and, indirectly, consumers need methods for measuring produce texture to ensure the quality within a grade, and scientists need measurements to quantify the results of their treatments, whether treatments are genetic, chemical, or physical. The variety of attributes required to fully describe textural properties can only be fully measured by sensory evaluation by a panel of trained assessors. However, instrumental measurements are preferred over sensory evaluations for both commercial and research applications because instruments are more convenient, less expensive, and tend to provide consistent values when used by different people. Thus, instrumental measurements need to be developed that predict sensory evaluations of texture. Such instrumental measurements can then provide a common language among researchers, producers, packers, regulatory agencies, and customers. We compare sensory evaluations of specific critical textural attributes to instrumental force/deformation measurements on a wide variety of fruits and vegetables with relatively uniform bulk tissues, such as apples, bananas, carrots, jicama, melons, pears, potatoes, rutabagas, and several others.

scholarly journals Impact of Storage Temperature Fluctuation on Modified-atmosphere Packaging of Fresh Produce

HortScience ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 811D-811
Author(s):  
K. Tano ◽  
L.Z. Lee ◽  
F. Castaigne ◽  
J. Arul
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Fluctuation ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Storage Temperature ◽  
Fresh Produce ◽  
Modified Atmosphere Packaging ◽  
Temperature Fluctuations ◽  
Modified Atmosphere ◽  
Ma Packaging ◽  
Effects Of Temperature

Use of modified atmosphere (MA) as an adjunct to low temperature can be effective method for prolonging the shelflife of fresh fruits and vegetables. However, if storage temperature fluctuates, anoxic conditions can result and, consequently, the fresh produce quality can deteriorate rapidly. The objective of this investigation was to evaluate the effects of temperature fluctuation on the atmosphere inside the package and on the quality of packaged produce. Mushrooms (A. bisporus, U3 Sylvan 381) were packaged in rigid containers (4 liters) fitted with diffusion windows to obtain an atmosphere of 5% O2 and 10% CO2 at 4C. Temperature fluctuation had a major impact to the atmosphere inside package. During the first fluctuation sequence, O2 level depleted to 1.5% and CO2 increased to 18%. When the temperature returned to 4C during the next sequence, CO2 level fell back to 10%, but O2 level remained at 1.5%. The quality of mushrooms stored under temperature-fluctuating conditions was severely affected, as indicted by the extent of browning, loss of texture, and level of ethanol in the tissue compared to mushrooms stored at constant temperature. It was clear from this experiment that under temperature fluctuation, even it occurs once, can seriously compromise the benefits of MA packaging and safety of the packaged product. It is thus necessary that MA packaging compensate for the additional permeability required that is caused by storage temperature fluctuations.

scholarly journals Improving food provision in a Guyanese home for the elderly: a participatory approach

2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 552-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gillian Hewitt ◽  
Alizon Draper ◽  
Suraiya Ismail ◽  
Sybil Patterson
Keyword(s):  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Participatory Approach ◽  
Nutrition Intervention ◽  
Residential Home ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Food Provision ◽  
Food Budget ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Methods

AbstractObjectivesTo conduct a needs assessment of all aspects of food provision in a residential home and to evaluate a subsequent nutrition intervention.DesignAn intervention study using a before and after design. A participatory approach was adopted and quantitative and qualitative methods used throughout. The intervention involved a revised menu, kitchen equipment, and establishing wholesale shopping and food donations.SettingA residential home for senior citizens in Guyana.ResultsMeals at the home were nutritionally inadequate and deeply unpopular with the residents. Intakes of fruits and vegetables were low and the home was heavily reliant on donated soya mince and rice. Meals were served within an eight-hour period to accommodate the staff's hours of work. Cutbacks in the food budget indicated that the financial state of the home explained some of the problems. The intervention was unable to address all problems identified, but led to substantial improvements in the nutritional adequacy of the food provided following the inclusion in the menu of a number of nutrient-dense foods such as chicken liver. The new menu was acceptable to the cooks and largely popular with the residents, although some problems persisted.ConclusionsThe results show that improvements in the nutrient profile of the diet could be achieved with a flexible, community-based, participatory approach that addressed all elements of a home's food provision system. The changes also proved largely popular with the residents, thus potentially contributing to their quality of life.

scholarly journals Management of Advanced Heart Failure in the Elderly: Ethics, Economics, and Resource Allocation in the Technological Era

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith M. Swetz ◽  
John M. Stulak ◽  
Shannon M. Dunlay ◽  
Ellin F. Gafford
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Advanced Heart Failure ◽  
Circulatory Support ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices ◽  
Made In

Significant strides have been made in the durability, portability, and safety of mechanical circulatory support devices (MCS). Although transplant is considered the standard treatment for advanced heart failure, limits in organ availability leave a much larger pool of recipients in need versus donors. MCS is used as bridge to transplantation and as destination therapy (DT) for patients who will have MCS as their final invasive therapy with transplant not being an option. Despite improvements in quality of life (QOL) and survival, defining the optimal candidate for DT may raise questions regarding the economics of this approach as well as ethical concerns regarding just distribution of goods and services. This paper highlights some of the key ethical issues related to justice and the costs of life-prolonging therapies with respect to resource allocations. Available literature, current debates, and future directions are discussed herein.

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