Implementation of the Navajo fruit and vegetable prescription programme to improve access to healthy foods in a rural food desert
Bibliographic Data
Objective: To utilise a community-based participatory approach in the design and implementation of an intervention targeting diet-related health problems on Navajo Nation. Design: A dual strategy approach of community needs/assets assessment and engagement of cross-sectorial partners in programme design with systematic cyclical feedback for programme modifications. Setting: Navajo Nation, USA. Participants: Navajo families with individuals meeting criteria for programme enrolment. Participant enrolment increased with iterative cycles. Results: The Navajo Fruit and Vegetable Prescription (FVRx) Programme. Conclusions: A broad, community-driven and culturally relevant programme design has resulted in a programme able to maintain core programmatic principles, while also allowing for flexible adaptation to changing needs
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Diet-Related Disparities
Association Between Dietary Factors and Mortality From Heart Disease, Stroke, and Type 2 Diabetes in the United States
Expert Committee Recommendations Regarding the Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity
Food insecurity and household eating patterns among vulnerable American-Indian families
High levels of household food insecurity on the Navajo Nation
Understanding fruit and vegetable intake of Native American children
Reforming American Indian/Alaska Native Health Care Financing
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