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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Leveraging Attitudes, Motivations, And Values From Farmers’ Market Managers In Florida: An Opportunity To Improve Nutritional Outcomes Through Extension, Cody Gusto, John M. Diaz, Laura A. Warner, Paul Monaghan
Leveraging Attitudes, Motivations, And Values From Farmers’ Market Managers In Florida: An Opportunity To Improve Nutritional Outcomes Through Extension, Cody Gusto, John M. Diaz, Laura A. Warner, Paul Monaghan
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
Increasingly, farmers’ markets in the United States offer nutrition incentives to help limited-resource shoppers afford fresh fruits and vegetables and support local farmers. Despite increased attention to these efforts, there has been less focus on the market managers and staff members responsible for implementing and administering incentive programs. Using qualitative data collected from semi-structured phone interviews, we explore the attitudes, motivations, and values of farmers’ market managers in relation to their efforts to administer and promote a nutrition incentive program at their respective markets in Florida. Results demonstrate that program adopting managers: 1) express concern for inclusivity, social justice, and …
Use Of A Social Marketing Campaign To Promote Healthy Eating Behaviors Among Low-Income Caregivers, Lindsey Haynes-Maslow, Gretchen L. Hofing, André A. Marks
Use Of A Social Marketing Campaign To Promote Healthy Eating Behaviors Among Low-Income Caregivers, Lindsey Haynes-Maslow, Gretchen L. Hofing, André A. Marks
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
Social marketing is a community and public health approach used in nutrition education that helps to complement programming. Researchers evaluated an eight-week social marketing campaign to promote healthy eating behaviors and encourage fruit and vegetable consumption among low-income caregivers. The campaign focused on the benefits of modeling healthy fruit and vegetable intake behaviors for caregivers of young children through television, radio, digital media, billboards, gas pump toppers, posters, and promotional materials. A survey was conducted to measure campaign awareness. Online data tracked digital reach, frequency, and total impressions. The main study findings were campaign awareness and correctly understanding the campaign’s …
Assessing Foods And Nutrition Programming Needs Of Family And Consumer Sciences Agents In North Carolina, Lindsey Haynes-Maslow, Zandra Alford, Carolyn Dunn
Assessing Foods And Nutrition Programming Needs Of Family And Consumer Sciences Agents In North Carolina, Lindsey Haynes-Maslow, Zandra Alford, Carolyn Dunn
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
North Carolina Extension specialists conducted a needs assessment of Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) agents to determine their foods and nutrition programming needs. Researchers examined agent and community needs, agent-offered programming, and barriers and facilitators to program implementation. Results will help inform the development of targeted agent trainings, materials, programs, and technical assistance related to foods and nutrition. The study is intended to help maximize the success of FCS foods and nutrition programming by supporting agents in delivering high-quality, evidence-based programs. This paper reviews study implementation, results, and relevant implications for other Extension professionals interested in performing a similar analysis.
Medical, Recreational, And Mixed Marijuana Users: An Examination Of Physical And Mental Health Correlates, Zachary D. Giano, Jennifer N. Becnel, Amanda L. Williams, Dylan C. Martinez
Medical, Recreational, And Mixed Marijuana Users: An Examination Of Physical And Mental Health Correlates, Zachary D. Giano, Jennifer N. Becnel, Amanda L. Williams, Dylan C. Martinez
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
Marijuana use in the U.S. doubled between 2001 and 2013, largely due to increases in legalization laws. Little attention, however, is given to the type of marijuana user (e.g., recreational or medical), particularly with health outcomes. Our study used data from the 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (N=5,349) to examine physical health, mental health, and demographic variables by marijuana user type (including non-marijuana users). In physical health, the non-marijuana group was generally healthier, getting the most sleep, lowest BMI, and lowest alcoholic consumption. Medical users self-reported the poorest physical health, BMI, and sleep. Similar results were found in the …
Partners At Play: Engaging Parks And Recreation Departments In Extension’S Health Promotion Work, Annie Hardison-Moody, Lindsey Haynes-Maslow, Jason Bocarro, Jill Kuhlberg, Michael Schulman, Sarah Bowen, Alyssa Anderson, Lauren Morris, Yvonne Murphy
Partners At Play: Engaging Parks And Recreation Departments In Extension’S Health Promotion Work, Annie Hardison-Moody, Lindsey Haynes-Maslow, Jason Bocarro, Jill Kuhlberg, Michael Schulman, Sarah Bowen, Alyssa Anderson, Lauren Morris, Yvonne Murphy
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
As Extension assumes a more prominent role in health promotion efforts at the national and local levels, it is increasingly important to build strong, sustainable partnerships with organizations that address health and health disparities across the socio-ecological model. Given the role that the built environment plays in fostering and impeding health and physical activity, we argue that state and local Extension staff should build and maintain strong partnerships with organizations that carry out this work at the national, state, and local levels, such as Parks and Recreation departments. This article presents a case study of how Extension staff in one …
Strengths, Challenges, And Opportunities For Physical Activity Promotion In The Century-Old National Cooperative Extension System, Samantha M. Harden, Laura Balis, Thomas Strayer Iii, Nikki Prosch, Breanne Carlson, Anne Lindsay, Paul A. Estabrooks, David A. Dzewaltowski, Katherine B. Gunter
Strengths, Challenges, And Opportunities For Physical Activity Promotion In The Century-Old National Cooperative Extension System, Samantha M. Harden, Laura Balis, Thomas Strayer Iii, Nikki Prosch, Breanne Carlson, Anne Lindsay, Paul A. Estabrooks, David A. Dzewaltowski, Katherine B. Gunter
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
The need for physical activity promotion is ubiquitous, and offering physical activity interventions in community settings may reach people where they live, work, and play. Reaching people and providing evidence-based programming is exactly what the Cooperative Extension System has accomplished over the last century. In 2014, federal policy brought physical activity promotion into the mission of Extension. Although this policy marks the beginning of concerted efforts for physical activity promotion, several states have had strong success in this area. Borrowing from these efforts, this paper reports strengths, challenges, and opportunities for physical activity promotion in Extension.
Serving Homebound Seniors: In-Home Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program Enrollment And Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Home Delivery For Homebound Seniors In Central New Jersey, Mehreen S. Ismail, Cara L. Cuite
Serving Homebound Seniors: In-Home Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program Enrollment And Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Home Delivery For Homebound Seniors In Central New Jersey, Mehreen S. Ismail, Cara L. Cuite
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
Low-income, homebound seniors may encounter affordability and accessibility-related barriers to consuming enough fresh fruits and vegetables (FV). This paper describes a two-stage pilot intervention to improve fresh FV affordability and access for home-delivered meal (HDM) program clients in Central New Jersey. The first stage of the intervention offered in-home Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) enrollment assistance to low-income HDM program clients, with 13 clients successfully enrolling in SFMNP. The second stage of the intervention offered fresh FV home deliveries to all 64 HDM program clients at no cost to clients. We sourced fresh FV from a farmers’ market run …
Full Issue, Volume 8, Number 3, Donna J. Peterson, Kathleen Kelsey
Full Issue, Volume 8, Number 3, Donna J. Peterson, Kathleen Kelsey
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
No abstract provided.
The Development, Implementation, And Evaluation Of A Pilot Program Designed To Enhance Wellbeing Through Self-Identified, Debra M. Sellers, Naomi R. Meinertz
The Development, Implementation, And Evaluation Of A Pilot Program Designed To Enhance Wellbeing Through Self-Identified, Debra M. Sellers, Naomi R. Meinertz
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
We describe the development, implementation, and evaluation of an introductory and interdisciplinary program to increase participants’ knowledge and awareness of wellbeing and intention to implement self-identified lifestyle changes. “Wellness and Wellbeing: What About Me?” was a University Extension pilot program that was designed to introduce wellbeing as a multidimensional construct. The program was delivered by Extension professionals in 14 sites across Iowa. Program evaluation consisted of a post-program assessment at the end of the seven-week series. The majority of the 115 post-program survey respondents were female, ranging in age from 22-88 years. Almost all survey respondents (89%) reported learning something …
Formative Research To Inform The Development Of A Healthy Eating Social Marketing Campaign In Mississippi, Rahel Mathews, Laura H. Downey, Patrick Gerard
Formative Research To Inform The Development Of A Healthy Eating Social Marketing Campaign In Mississippi, Rahel Mathews, Laura H. Downey, Patrick Gerard
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
Mississippi leads the nation in child obesity, chronic diseases, poverty, and food insecurity. Stemming the long-term consequences of high obesity rates will require a cultural attitude and behavioral shift towards healthy eating. This study explored the perceptions, beliefs, practices, and self-efficacy towards healthy eating among limited resource Mississippi parents to inform a SNAP-Ed social marketing campaign. A statewide telephone survey was conducted with income-eligible or current SNAP recipients who provided or prepared food for children in their household. Likert-type scale questions measured intrapersonal factors, self-efficacy, and practices regarding healthy eating, such as shopping and meal planning. A total of 206 …
Process Evaluation Of An Email-Based Walking Program With Extension Educators, Elizabeth A. Richards, Stephanie Woodcox
Process Evaluation Of An Email-Based Walking Program With Extension Educators, Elizabeth A. Richards, Stephanie Woodcox
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
This study evaluated the implementation process of an email-based walking program from the perspectives of program deliverers. Twenty-four Extension Educators participated in the process evaluation. We used an online survey to examine the perceptions of the implementation process of Get WalkIN’, a twelve-week email-based walking program. Educators agreed that the provided program training and recruitment materials were sufficient for successful program delivery. Program implementation involved sending emails to program participants at least weekly. Educators also agreed that the program was easy to deliver and took twenty minutes or less to implement each week. Strengths and areas for program improvement are …
Harvest Of The Month For Early Childhood Education: Parent Perspectives, Christine Lux, Brianna Routh, Lacy Stephens
Harvest Of The Month For Early Childhood Education: Parent Perspectives, Christine Lux, Brianna Routh, Lacy Stephens
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
The purpose of this research brief is to report on the impact of Harvest of the Month (HOM) for Early Care and Education (ECE) at home to better understand parent perspectives and influences on children’s nutrition behavior. Harvest of the Month (HOM) is a farm to school programming strategy that features a locally grown food in at least one nutrition and agriculture lesson, taste test activity, and a snack or meal recipe each month. This exploratory study used a survey research design to gather parent perspectives during pilot implementation of HOM for ECE during the 2017 – 2018 school year. …
Full Issue, Volume 8, Number 2, Donna J. Peterson, Kathleen Kelsey
Full Issue, Volume 8, Number 2, Donna J. Peterson, Kathleen Kelsey
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
No abstract provided.
Early Childhood Obesity Prevention In Rural West Virginia Extension’S Role And Lessons Learned, Emily Murphy, Elaine Bowen, Nancy O'Hara-Tompkins, Gwen Crum, Hannah Fincham, Mary Eleanor Burkhart-Polk
Early Childhood Obesity Prevention In Rural West Virginia Extension’S Role And Lessons Learned, Emily Murphy, Elaine Bowen, Nancy O'Hara-Tompkins, Gwen Crum, Hannah Fincham, Mary Eleanor Burkhart-Polk
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
The Cooperative Extension system is uniquely positioned to lead rural community efforts to prevent obesity in early childhood. This article explores best practices in promoting healthy weights among young children and shares examples and resources relevant to Extension programming. The West Virginia (WV) Healthy Children Project aims to improve community, home, and early care and education (ECE) environments by promoting healthy eating, physical activity, outdoor play, and reduced screen time. This project primarily focuses on interventions with ECE providers serving 2-5-year-old children in three rural counties. Comprehensive assessments informed the interventions and guided Community Advisory Committees. ECE providers were trained …
Listening To Stories Of Peers With Chronic Illnesses: Extracurricular Career Exploration Activity For High School Students, Priti P. Desai, Jordan Horn
Listening To Stories Of Peers With Chronic Illnesses: Extracurricular Career Exploration Activity For High School Students, Priti P. Desai, Jordan Horn
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
Using achievement goal theory and positive youth development frameworks, this exploratory study reports findings of an innovative career exploration experience for high school student members of a health science academy (HSA). Students interested in healthcare careers (n = 9) completed two interactions with adolescents living with complex congenital heart defects or acquired heart disease (n = 9). Adolescents with cardiac conditions shared their medical treatment journey and life experiences with peers using Beads of Courage, a narrative medicine tool, and a journal that guided reflection. Post-interaction evaluation indicated HSA participants ranked interacting with peers with cardiac conditions as the third …
A Brief Report On A Facilitated Approach To Connect Cooperative Extension Southern Region State-Level Health Specialists, Samantha M. Harden, Lisa Washburn, Alison Berg, Ninfa Pena-Purcell, Heather Norman-Burgdolf, Nancy Franz
A Brief Report On A Facilitated Approach To Connect Cooperative Extension Southern Region State-Level Health Specialists, Samantha M. Harden, Lisa Washburn, Alison Berg, Ninfa Pena-Purcell, Heather Norman-Burgdolf, Nancy Franz
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
Improving the nation’s health will require collaboration among many stakeholders and systems, including representatives from Cooperative Extension Services (CES). This paper describes the process of establishing a multistate collaboration and discusses initial outcomes of a third-party facilitated participatory planning meeting. State-level specialists with expertise and responsibilities in “health” promotion participated. Satisfaction with meeting format; feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness of the proposed approach to public health impact; and general meeting feedback were collected through a survey and cultural artifacts (e.g., notes, worksheets). Preparation and attendance costs were captured. Seventeen of the 20 attendees (85%) responded to the survey and reported the …
Full Issue, Volume 8, Number 1, Donna J. Peterson, Rich Poling
Full Issue, Volume 8, Number 1, Donna J. Peterson, Rich Poling
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
No abstract provided.