Evaluating Operation Good Food & Beverages, a Black Youth-Driven Public Advocacy Campaign

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ID2073464
AutoresMatthew D Kearney (0000-0003-2898-573X, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, autor correspondente), Tiffany M Eaton (0000-0002-9594-667X, Drexel University), Megan Grabill (0000-0002-6699-2992, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center), Siani Anderson (Drexel University), Shiriki Kumanyika (0000-0002-7798-4306, Drexel University)
Ano2024
Volume12
Fascículo5
Páginas3473-3491
Data de publicação2024-09-03
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2196-8837 • E-ISSN: 2197-3792
EditoraSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s40615-024-02150-6
PMID39225965
OpenAlexW4402193246
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas40

Background Food and beverage (F&B) marketing practices that contradict health guidelines are particularly concerning for children and adolescents, who are developmentally more susceptible than adults to persuasive advertising and to Black communities, due to ethnically-targeted marketing, contributing to higher rates of obesity and other diet-related chronic diseases. Accordingly, here we evaluated Operation Good Food and Beverages (OGF&B), an online social marketing campaign calling for shifting toward more marketing of healthier F&B to Black youth and Black communities. Methods OGF&B was developed and implemented by a multidisciplinary team of academic, advocacy, and advertising partners and active for four months in 2022 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Primary campaign components were social media content (e.g., TikTok, Instagram), and an informational website with a signable petition and a social media toolkit. Our mixed-methods evaluation used qualitative data to contextualize quantitative metrics like online impressions, website visits, and petition signatures. Qualitative data consisted of analysis of social media content and thematic elements from 15 interviews with campaign advisors, youth consultants, and influencers. Results The campaign achieved 3,148,869 impressions, 3,799 unique website visits, and 1,077 petition signatures. Instagram Reels and content featuring people had higher engagement. Instagram Reels received more likes than static posts or TikTok videos. Interviewees who participated mentioned personal values and community welfare as key motivations. Social media influencers who declined participation noted time constraints and lack of compensation as barriers. Conclusion Despite pandemic-related restrictions that precluded in-person engagement, this brief campaign implementation period provided useful insights for leveraging OGF&B or similar campaigns

Advertising · Business · Influencer marketing · Political science · Public health · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social marketing · Social media · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Media Influence and Health · Medicine · Nursing · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Marketing