Optimizing Nutrition Education in WIC: Findings From Focus Groups With Arizona Clients and Staff

Greenblatt, Yael; Gomez, Sofia; Alleman, G.; Rico, Karen; McDonald, Daniel; Hingle, Melanie

doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2016.01.002

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“…These drivers also align with findings of more general nutrition education programs and research. In other qualitative studies of nutrition education (Colchamiro, Ghiringhelli, & Hause, 2010; Dasgupta et al, 2014; Diaz-Rios, Muzaffar, Meline, & Chapman-Novakofski, 2016; Greenblatt et al, 2016; Odgers-Jewell, Isenring, Thomas, & Reidlinger, 2017), participants’ statements support many of these same drivers identified by FamilyCook Productions.…”

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confidence: 74%

Experiential Features of Culinary Nutrition Education That Drive Behavior Change: Frameworks for Research and Practice

Fredericks¹,

Koch

Liu

et al. 2020

Health Promotion Practice

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Evidence of the benefits of culinary nutrition education is growing in the literature. Culinary nutrition education programs are naturally experiential, social, skills-based, and effective in improving nutrition-related beliefs, knowledge, and behaviors. In this article, we explore a set of motivational experiences in culinary nutrition education that have been identified as “drivers” of behavior change. These drivers emerged from 20 years of implementation and evaluation of hands-on cooking programs across the life span in more than 30 states within the United States. From these drivers, we developed a framework to guide both new and existing programs that can be best designed to motivate behavior change. These frameworks add value to the work of culinary nutrition educators and will inform and support future culinary nutrition education programs. In future research, health educators implementing skills-based health promotion programs in diverse settings can test the application of this framework to determine its relevance in broader areas.

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Section: Lessons Learned and New Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 74%

Experiential Features of Culinary Nutrition Education That Drive Behavior Change: Frameworks for Research and Practice

Fredericks¹,

Koch

Liu

et al. 2020

Health Promotion Practice

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“…There is a strong theoretical rationale for integration from both a logistical and financial basis; however, a review of the most recent literature on integration calls for more research into population and nutritional contexts that are most conducive to benefit [27]. There is limited research into the direct integration of early childhood development education into the WIC program; yet, collaboration between existing programs has been shown to enhance delivery of nutritional components [28]. Some challenges to the WIC group setting in the past have been the time consuming nature of prior materials as well as less interactive demonstrations [28].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There is limited research into the direct integration of early childhood development education into the WIC program; yet, collaboration between existing programs has been shown to enhance delivery of nutritional components [28]. Some challenges to the WIC group setting in the past have been the time consuming nature of prior materials as well as less interactive demonstrations [28]. The Care for Child Development protocol (updated form of the Care for Development protocol for teaching of ECD) includes many previously validated demonstration and group interaction techniques for delivery of ECD materials and would seemingly translate well into the small group WIC setting [15, 20-22, 29, 30].…”

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confidence: 99%

Improving Early Childhood Development among Vulnerable Populations: A Pilot Initiative at a Women, Infants, and Children Clinic

Ferguson

Downey

Shriver

et al. 2018

Child Development Research

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Objective. Early childhood development (ECD) programs have demonstrated drastic improvements in survival, growth, health, and social productivity. An ECD pilot intervention was delivered to vulnerable populations of a Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) clinic in Des Moines, Iowa, to assess ECD outcomes and parental receivability in this setting. Study Design. In a randomized, single blinded control initiative, WIC group sessions of mothers (children aged 2 years and younger) were selected for pilot ECD intervention (37 participants) or control (36). Care for Child Development ECD course material was supplemented to intervention groups. Survey results were assessed with paired samples T-testing and by an ANOVA. Results. Pilot session receivability demonstrated significance in all areas relative to control: enjoyment, = 0.008; learning capacity, = 0.011; and participant sharing, = 0.023. Furthermore, the previously validated ECD intervention demonstrated significantly improved cumulative 1 month behavior outcomes following the intervention: = 0.006. Conclusions. The WIC setting provides an ideal environment for delivering ECD education beyond traditional counseling in nutrition. High receivability indices among parents demonstrate remarkable capacity for improvement and growth. The significance in receivability, as well as 1 month behavior outcomes, represents parents' overall readiness to enhance the home environment for their child if merely educated how.

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“…This education modality presents barriers to an already taxed population, which may lack reliable transportation to clinics and childcare during education sessions. 7 In an attempt to mitigate these barriers, many WIC state agencies now offer online client education. 8 However, reliable access to a computer with internet connectivity is not ubiquitous among Americans, and low-income smartphone owners are more likely to rely on their smartphones as a primary way of connecting to the internet.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…9 Indeed, Texas WIC clients have expressed a desire to receive education and services delivered via phone. 7,10 Thus, smartphone apps may offer a viable alternative interface for providing innovative, accessible, and customizable health education to the WIC population. Research has supported the use of smartphones as a behavioral modification tool, with a number of applications developed to improve diet and physical activity.…”

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confidence: 99%

Designing a WIC App to Improve Health Behaviors: A Latent Class Analysis

Crixell¹,

Markides²,

Biediger-Friedman³

et al. 2018

JournalMTM

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Background: Smartphone apps have potential to effectively deliver health education and improve health behaviors among at-risk populations. To be successful, apps should include user input during stages of development. Previously, a prototype app designed for participants in the Texas Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) was developed based on input from focus groups. Aims: This research aimed to continue app design by soliciting user input via a survey from a statewide sample. Methods: Texas WIC clients were asked about physical activity, healthy eating, and breastfeeding behaviors, stage of change regarding health behaviors, current use of health-related apps, and perceptions of app prototype features. Latent class analysis (n=942) was used to identify mutually exclusive groups based on the strength of participants' agreement that prototype features would help them exercise more or consume more fruits and vegetables. Logistic regression examined healthrelated characteristics and sociodemographic differences between classes. Results: Response to app prototype features was positive. A 2-class model best described latent classes. Class members that strongly agreed that prototype features would help them improve health behaviors were younger (< 35 years), not pregnant, already using health-related apps, and in the contemplation, preparation, or action stages of change regarding physical activity. Conclusion: Refinement of the Texas WIC app should incorporate input from individuals who are pregnant, older than 35 years, or in pre-contemplation regarding physical activity. The iterative process of user-centered design applied in this research may serve as a useful framework for development of other public health apps.

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Optimizing Nutrition Education in WIC: Findings From Focus Groups With Arizona Clients and Staff

Cited by 6 publications

References 14 publications

Experiential Features of Culinary Nutrition Education That Drive Behavior Change: Frameworks for Research and Practice

Experiential Features of Culinary Nutrition Education That Drive Behavior Change: Frameworks for Research and Practice

Improving Early Childhood Development among Vulnerable Populations: A Pilot Initiative at a Women, Infants, and Children Clinic

Designing a WIC App to Improve Health Behaviors: A Latent Class Analysis

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