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- Title
Development and Implementation of a Hybrid Online and In-Person Food Sovereignty and Nutrition Education Curriculum for Native American Parents: The FRESH Study.
- Authors
Haslam, Alyson; Love, Charlotte; Taniguchi, Tori; Williams, Mary B.; Wetherill, Marianna S.; Sisson, Susan; Weedn, Ashley E.; Jacob, Tvli; Blue Bird Jernigan, Valarie
- Abstract
The Food Resource Equity and Sustainability for Health ("FRESH") study is an Indigenous-led intervention to increase vegetable and fruit intake among Native American children. As part of this study, we developed a hybrid (online and in-person) food sovereignty and nutrition education curriculum for the parents of these children. This 16-week curriculum was developed to promote household- and community-level healthy eating and food sovereignty practices to parents of preschool-aged children residing in Osage Nation, Oklahoma. A total of 81 parent/caregivers participated in the curriculum component of the FRESH study, with a median age of 34 years (range: 23–54 years). Most study participants were female (88.9%) and less than half (45.7%) had an annual household income of more than US$50,000. Most were married or had a significant other (76.5%) and worked full-time (65.4%). The median total number of children in the home <18 years of age was three (range: 1–8). Participation among the 94 parents was 56% during the first week and was 12% in the final week. Having some college or technical training (vs. having a college degree) and having an annual household income of US$20,000–US$50,000 (vs. more than US$50,000) were associated with fewer sessions attended (p = 0.004 and 0.02, respectively) Being married (vs. not) was associated with higher attendance (p <.0001). Participation in a hybrid food sovereignty and nutrition education curriculum for parents was generally low, but income, education, and marital status were associated with curriculum participation. Our research adds to the literature by describing the development and implementation of this curriculum and recommendations for future research incorporating Indigenous approaches to health.
- Subjects
OKLAHOMA; EDUCATION of Native Americans; EDUCATION of parents; HEALTH behavior in children; PARENT attitudes; ONLINE education; PATIENT participation; TEACHING methods; CAREGIVERS; FOOD security; RURAL conditions; CHILDHOOD obesity; CROSS-sectional method; NUTRITION education; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RESEARCH funding; NATURAL foods; CURRICULUM planning; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; DATA analysis software; RURAL population; VIDEO recording; POISSON distribution; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
Health Education & Behavior, 2023, Vol 50, Issue 3, p430
- ISSN
1090-1981
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/10901981211067168