Multiple Perspectives on Nutrition Education Needs of Low-Income Hispanics
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As part of a multi-level nutrition intervention for low-income Hispanics (LIH) and the professionals and paraprofessionals who serve them, focus groups were used to 1) identify nutrition education needs and preferred means of receiving nutrition information, 2) identify the LIH's barriers/motivators to dietary behavior change, and 3) assess the feasibility of using abuelas (Hispanic grandmothers) as educators. Nine focus groups were conducted using trained, local bilingual and bicultural moderators. Low-income Hispanics' primary concerns were their children's nutritional habits and ways to prepare quick, nutritious meals and snacks. Their major barriers to dietary change were financial limitations, lack of time, and family customs/habits. Professionals were concerned with the lack of interagency cooperation. Paraprofessionals were most interested in training on how to teach. All audiences preferred to receive nutrition education through classes with hands-on, interactive formats. Professionals and paraprofessionals noted advantages and disadvantages to using abuelas as educators. Including three populations in the needs assessment allowed comparisons of perspectives across groups and allowed the design of nutrition education programs appropriately targeted to these populations.
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Reported barriers to healthy eating among disadvantaged and/or minority groups include poor dental health, lack of affordable quality produce, inability to find ethnically preferred fruits and vegetables locally, transportation problems, family customs or habits, social and cultural symbolism of foods, and low price and easy access to snack foods.
“Reported barriers to healthy eating among the disadvantaged and/or minority groups include poor dental health, lack of access to quality produce at affordable prices, inability to find ethnically preferred fruits and vegetables in local markets, transportation problems, family customs/habits, social and cultural symbolism of certain foods, and low price and easy access to snack foods.147–152”
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- Authors
- Palmeri, D., Auld, G. W., Taylor, T., Kendall, P., & Anderson, J.
- Affiliations
- Colorado State University (US)
- ORCID
- Auld, Garry W.
- Venue
- Journal of Community Health
- Published
- 1998-08
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 301-316
- ISSN
- 0094-5145 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3610
- OpenAlex
- W1545538997
- Cited by
- 37
- References
- 19
- Citations by year
- 2021: 2 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 1.47
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Community Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Public Health and Nutrition
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education
- Keywords
- nutrition education, dietary behavior change, barriers and motivators, child nutrition, inter-agency cooperation, paraprofessionals, needs assessment, multilevel interventions
- MeSH terms
- Child, Colorado, Curriculum, Feasibility Studies, Feeding Behavior, Hispanic or Latino, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Motivation, Poverty, Focus Groups, Needs Assessment, Nutritional Sciences, Child Nutrition Sciences
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