Conducting Needs Assessment Using the Comprehensive Participatory Planning and Evaluation Model to Develop Nutrition and Physical Activity Interventions in a Rural Community in the Mississippi Delta

A School-Based Fruit and Vegetable Snacking Pilot Intervention for Lower Mississippi Delta Children

“…This suggests that the belief held by LMD adults concerning their children's unwillingness to try healthy foods (eg, FV) as being responsible for lack of consumption of such foods is unsubstantiated. 16 Student's willingness to try was higher for fruits than for vegetables, which is consistent with previous research suggesting that children have a higher preference for fruits as compared with vegetables. 29,30 Willingness to try and grade were the strongest predictors of individual as well as overall FV snack consumption amounts.…”

“…15 Children's unwillingness to try healthy foods was also reported as a reason for their low intake of FV by LMD adults participating in community-based focus groups, although no empirical data were available to support this notion. 16 The majority of US children are enrolled in school, consuming 1 and sometimes up to 3 meals per day in this setting. 17 Hence, schools can provide a natural environment in which children can learn and engage in healthy eating practices.…”

Does a Six-Month Pedometer Intervention Improve Physical Activity and Health Among Vulnerable African Americans? A Feasibility Study

“…Guided by community input and the social support and Transtheoretical Model frameworks, the intervention focused on improving health through walking teams led by supportive coaches, pedometer diary self-monitoring, and monthly educational sessions. [21][22][23] Intervention findings have indicated positive anthropometric and biological outcomes, along with high compliance and acceptability of maintaining a 6-month pedometer diary. 23,24 However, pedometer-determined step counts and associated health outcomes have not been previously examined.…”

Readiness of food composition databases and food component analysis systems for nutrigenomics

“…individuals without experience in prior research or in even receiving medical care on a regular basis) presents special challenges (McCabeSellers et al, 2008). An emerging research method for translational research in health disparities is the community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach used by the Delta Nutrition Intervention Research Initiative (Ndirangu et al, 2007(Ndirangu et al, , 2008Zoellner et al, 2007). The CBPR approach involves establishing an ongoing presence and trust between community residents and researchers that educate residents about the value, benefits, and principles of human research and, thereby, develops an equitable partnership in planning, designing, implementing and evaluating research studies based upon the community's health priorities (Chen et al, 2006;Ndirangu et al, 2007;McCabe-Sellers et al, 2008).…”

“…Some examples of these types of collaboration include those from the Mississippi Delta (Ndirangu et al, 2007(Ndirangu et al, , 2008Yadrick et al, 2001;Zoellner et al, 2007) and from Virginia (Chen et al, 2006). Dialogues can begin collaboration with innovative steps to secure knowledge of the benefits that genetic research can bring to individuals and to their communities (McCabe-Sellers et al, 2008).…”