Background. Taking into account the disproportionate impacts of disease burden from chronic conditions by racial and ethnic group, this scoping review sought to examine the extent to which nutritional interventions incorporated culturally relevant topics into their design and analyses. Methods. A literature search of 5 databases was conducted for any peer-reviewed studies on nutritional and culinary medicine interventions published between 2000 and 2019. Results. Studies were divided into 2 categories, medical education interventions (n = 12) and clinical/community interventions (n = 20). The majority of medical education interventions were not culturally tailored and focused on obesity/weight management within the Northeast and Southeast United States. In contrast, clinical/community interventions were primarily culturally tailored for Latinos/Hispanics and African American/Black populations residing in the Northeast and diagnosed with prediabetes/diabetes mellitus or hypertension/cardiovascular disease. Conclusions. This review identified an existent gap and need for inclusive studies that consider the culturally relevant topics into the design and implementation of nutritional intervention studies. Studies within medical education appeared to be the area where these changes can be most beneficial. There may be some value among clinic and communal-based studies in stratifying heterogeneous subgroups because of the missed cultural nuances missed when grouping larger racial cohorts.

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Date Presented Accepted for AOTA INSPIRE 2021 but unable to be presented due to online event limitations. A quantitative survey study to understand how critical factors such as quality of life, perceived stigma, and perceived barriers to care influence utilization of health care services. Results identified the importance of physical quality of life and perceived stigma on student veterans’ use of mental health services. Research on what drives mental health usage is a step toward destigmatizing the use of mental health services and improving available veteran campus resources. Primary Author and Speaker: Yan-hua Huang Additional Authors and Speakers: Adrian Patrick Tolentino Navarro, Lorie Park Micaella Salunga, Kimberly Vu Vanessa, Ortiz Jocelinne, Torres-Lizarde, and Monique Sanchez