Effectiveness of a voluntary nutrition education workshop in a state prison
Abstract
Improved nutrition has implications for both prisoners and the penal system. This study evaluated a pilot intervention to improve nutrition in prisoners. Residents of a correctional substance abuse program (SAP) completed a health risk appraisal (HRA) upon entering the SAP and at completion. Nineteen participants in a pilot nutrition workshop were matched with 37 nonparticipant controls. Analysis of changes in HRA responses relating to nutrition, general health, and social ties found that a significantly greater proportion of participants than controls reported improved nutrition practices (23.5% vs. 3.2%, p = .047). Participants were 4 times more likely to report improved general health than controls (52.6% vs. 13.9%, p = .002). A smaller proportion of participants than controls reported improved social ties (10.5% vs. 30.6%, p = .18). This study suggests that inmate participants and the penal system may benefit from nutrition workshops. Further investigation should involve a larger study population.
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The concept of nutrition education has been successfully introduced into recovery programs within the prison system as means of improving overall wellness.
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- Authors
- Curd, P., Ohlmann, K., & Bush, H.
- Affiliations
- University of Kentucky (US)
- Work Place Solutions, Inc., Louisville, KY, USA
- Corresponding author
- Curd, Philip
- ORCID
- Bush, Heather
- Venue
- Journal of Correctional Health Care
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2013-04-01
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 144-150
- ISSN
- 1078-3458 (ISSN-L)
- 1940-5200
- OpenAlex
- W2034089321
- Cited by
- 31
- References
- 17
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 2 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 3.10
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Correctional Health Care (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Keywords
- nutrition education, prisoners, health risk appraisal, dietary habits, health status, social ties, prison health, intervention effectiveness
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Health Education, Health Status Indicators, Humans, Kentucky, Male, Prisoners, Prisons, Surveys and Questionnaires, Program Evaluation, Chi-Square Distribution, Treatment Outcome, Nutritional Sciences
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