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Qualitative Evaluation of a Nutrition Education Program for Children Living at Urban Family Homeless Shelters

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ID11024868
AuthorsJacqueline Rodriguez (0000-0001-9606-863X, Jacqueline Rodriguez, Jo Applebaum, Cara Stephenson-Hunter, and Alan Shapiro are with Community Pediatric Programs, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, in partnership with Children’s Health Fund, Bronx, NY. Andrea Tinio is with New York Children’s Health Project, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore.), Jo Applebaum (Jacqueline Rodriguez, Jo Applebaum, Cara Stephenson-Hunter, and Alan Shapiro are with Community Pediatric Programs, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, in partnership with Children’s Health Fund, Bronx, NY. Andrea Tinio is with New York Children’s Health Project, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore.), Jo R Applebaum (0000-0002-4137-6069, Children's Hospital at Montefiore), Cara Stephenson-Hunter (0000-0003-1380-3761, Jacqueline Rodriguez, Jo Applebaum, Cara Stephenson-Hunter, and Alan Shapiro are with Community Pediatric Programs, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, in partnership with Children’s Health Fund, Bronx, NY. Andrea Tinio is with New York Children’s Health Project, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore.), Andrea Tinio (Jacqueline Rodriguez, Jo Applebaum, Cara Stephenson-Hunter, and Alan Shapiro are with Community Pediatric Programs, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, in partnership with Children’s Health Fund, Bronx, NY. Andrea Tinio is with New York Children’s Health Project, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore.), Alan Shapiro (0000-0003-0384-8448, Jacqueline Rodriguez, Jo Applebaum, Cara Stephenson-Hunter, and Alan Shapiro are with Community Pediatric Programs, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, in partnership with Children’s Health Fund, Bronx, NY. Andrea Tinio is with New York Children’s Health Project, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore.)
Year2013
Volume103
IssueS2
PagesS361-S367
Publication date2013-12-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2013.301558
PMID24148062
PMCIDPMC3969125
OpenAlexW2155997158
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited17

Objectives. We assessed the feasibility of a 15-week nutrition education, physical activity, and media literacy program for children living in urban family homeless shelters. Methods. We developed a qualitative monitoring tool to evaluate program process and impact at 2 shelter sites in the Bronx, New York, from 2009 to 2012. Facilitators recorded indications of participants’ understanding of intended messages and demonstrations of changes in attitudes and behaviors. Comments, insights, and actions were recorded as they occurred. Facilitators also documented barriers to delivery of content and activities as intended. We used content analysis to examine data for patterns and identify themes. Results. A total of 162 children participated at the 2 shelter sites. Analysis of qualitative data yielded 3 themes: (1) children’s knowledge and understanding of content, (2) children’s shift in attitudes or intentions, and (3) interpretations through children’s life experience. Food insecurity as well as shelter food service and policies were important influences on children’s choices, hunger, and sense of well-being. Conclusions. Children’s experiences highlighted the need to advocate for shelter policies that adequately provide for children’s nutritional and physical activity requirements and foster academic development

Content analysis · Environmental health · Food insecurity · Food security · Geography · Literacy · Medical education · Nutrition Education · Pedagogy · Qualitative property · Qualitative research · Sociology · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Gerontology

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