Healthy Teaching Kitchen Programs

Experiential Nutrition Education Across Veterans Health Administration, 2018

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ID11037037
AuthorsMarissa Black (0000-0002-4500-5302, Marissa Black, Sunny Chen, Katherine Ritchey, and Stephen Thielke are with the Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Puget Sound Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Katherine Hoerster is with the Research and Development Service, Puget Sound Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Robin LaCroix, Melanya Souza, and Anne Utech are with Nutrition and Food Service, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.), Robin LaCroix (Marissa Black, Sunny Chen, Katherine Ritchey, and Stephen Thielke are with the Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Puget Sound Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Katherine Hoerster is with the Research and Development Service, Puget Sound Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Robin LaCroix, Melanya Souza, and Anne Utech are with Nutrition and Food Service, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.), Katherine D Hoerster (0000-0001-9334-1071, Veterans Health Administration), Katherine Hoerster (Marissa Black, Sunny Chen, Katherine Ritchey, and Stephen Thielke are with the Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Puget Sound Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Katherine Hoerster is with the Research and Development Service, Puget Sound Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Robin LaCroix, Melanya Souza, and Anne Utech are with Nutrition and Food Service, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.), Sunny Chen (0000-0002-5230-2823, Marissa Black, Sunny Chen, Katherine Ritchey, and Stephen Thielke are with the Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Puget Sound Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Katherine Hoerster is with the Research and Development Service, Puget Sound Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Robin LaCroix, Melanya Souza, and Anne Utech are with Nutrition and Food Service, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.), Katherine Ritchey (0000-0002-3490-3027, Marissa Black, Sunny Chen, Katherine Ritchey, and Stephen Thielke are with the Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Puget Sound Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Katherine Hoerster is with the Research and Development Service, Puget Sound Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Robin LaCroix, Melanya Souza, and Anne Utech are with Nutrition and Food Service, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.), Melanya Souza (Marissa Black, Sunny Chen, Katherine Ritchey, and Stephen Thielke are with the Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Puget Sound Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Katherine Hoerster is with the Research and Development Service, Puget Sound Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Robin LaCroix, Melanya Souza, and Anne Utech are with Nutrition and Food Service, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.), Anne Utech (Marissa Black, Sunny Chen, Katherine Ritchey, and Stephen Thielke are with the Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Puget Sound Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Katherine Hoerster is with the Research and Development Service, Puget Sound Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Robin LaCroix, Melanya Souza, and Anne Utech are with Nutrition and Food Service, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.), Stephen Thielke (0000-0001-5812-3597, Marissa Black, Sunny Chen, Katherine Ritchey, and Stephen Thielke are with the Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Puget Sound Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Katherine Hoerster is with the Research and Development Service, Puget Sound Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Robin LaCroix, Melanya Souza, and Anne Utech are with Nutrition and Food Service, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.)
Year2019
Volume109
Issue12
Pages1718-1721
Publication date2019-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
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.2019.305358
PMID31622156
OpenAlexW2980755252
LanguageEN
References cited7

Traditional clinical interventions yield few positive effects on diet. The Healthy Teaching Kitchen (HTK) program implemented by the Veterans Health Administration at sites across the United States delivers interactive nutrition and culinary education, guided instruction, and social opportunities for patients and caregivers. We report HTK outcomes of veterans’ self-reported acceptability, self-efficacy for dietary change, and dietary and cooking habits. The HTK program is acceptable and feasible and may empower participants to improve health

Administration (probate law) · Environmental health · Experiential learning · Family medicine · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education · Medicine · Obesity and Health Practices · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Gerontology