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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
48 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2025-06-19
2026-10-31
Brief Summary
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Is the FRESH-EATS intervention feasible to implement and well-received by parent-child dyads? Does the FRESH-EATS multilevel multicomponent intervention improve dietary behaviors of children and their parents/caregivers compared to the comparison group?
We hypothesize that this innovative community-derived, multilevel-multicomponent intervention is feasible to implement and has the potential to improve dietary behaviors of participants (children ages 8-12 and their parents/caregivers).
Researchers will compare the FRESH-EATS intervention group to the Lagged Intervention Control Group (LICG) to see if the FRESH-EATS intervention leads to better dietary behaviors and health outcomes.
Participants in the FRESH-EATS intervention group will:
* Attend educational sessions on healthy eating and cooking.
* Participate in family workshops that address access to healthy food.
* Receive food deliveries and information about local food resources.
* Engage in community garden activities.
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Detailed Description
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First, it features evidence-based hands-on cooking and nutrition education using the Cooking Matters® for Families program. Additionally, the project includes family workshops aimed at addressing the lack of access to healthy foods and systemic disparities in the food environment. Throughout the intervention period, participants in the intervention group will receive food deliveries and information about local food resources such as food pantries. An updated list of local food pantries will be obtained from the local food bank. Handouts featuring different food pantries will be created and distributed to families. Intervention participants will receive community garden education that will provide fresh ingredients for participants to use during cooking lessons. The lead community organization has a community garden with 12 garden beds, which is active year-round in Florida. Season-specific garden education and activities will be integrated into the nutrition lessons, further supporting the project's goals of improving dietary behaviors and addressing food access disparities.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Intervention
Participants will receive multilevel multicomponent intervention FRESH-EATS. Four components include (1) Cooking lessons; (2) Family workshops addressing access to food; (3) Garden activities/education; and (4) Grocery delivery budget
FRESH-EATS
1. Six weekly Cooking Matters® for Families sessions. Each session is designed to take 90 minutes including hands-on cooking or other activities.
2. Two 90-minute family workshop sessions will be implemented.
3. Food delivery budget (i.e., the Walmart+ annual membership with free shipping and gift cards to purchase ingredients) will be provided up during the intervention period and local food pantry information will be distributed to families.
4. Community garden at the Cornerstone Family Ministries will be utilized by incorporating garden activities, harvesting, and cooking with the produce from the garden.
Control
Participants in the active comparison group will receive a six week education-only control intervention. After completing the post-intervention assessments, these families will receive the other components (family workshops, food delivery budget, and community garden involvement).
Lagged Intervention Control Group
Nutrition education materials that address nutrition in school-age children and families Cooking Matters® for Families will be implemented. Each of six sessions will take about 90 minutes. All lessons will be delivered by qualified nutrition educators along with student assistants at the Cornerstone Family Ministries classrooms. After completing the post-intervention assessment, participants will then receive the other FRESH-EATS intervention components.
Interventions
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FRESH-EATS
1. Six weekly Cooking Matters® for Families sessions. Each session is designed to take 90 minutes including hands-on cooking or other activities.
2. Two 90-minute family workshop sessions will be implemented.
3. Food delivery budget (i.e., the Walmart+ annual membership with free shipping and gift cards to purchase ingredients) will be provided up during the intervention period and local food pantry information will be distributed to families.
4. Community garden at the Cornerstone Family Ministries will be utilized by incorporating garden activities, harvesting, and cooking with the produce from the garden.
Lagged Intervention Control Group
Nutrition education materials that address nutrition in school-age children and families Cooking Matters® for Families will be implemented. Each of six sessions will take about 90 minutes. All lessons will be delivered by qualified nutrition educators along with student assistants at the Cornerstone Family Ministries classrooms. After completing the post-intervention assessment, participants will then receive the other FRESH-EATS intervention components.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Parents/caregivers that are 18 years or older
* Residents of targeted neighborhood
* Have a child aged 8-12 years old
Exclusion Criteria
* Do not speak English
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
NIH
University of South Florida
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Heewon Gray
Associate Professor
Locations
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University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida, United States
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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References
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Gray HL, Berumen JH, Lovett SM, Himmelgreen D, Biswas D, Bohn J, Peacock C, Buro AW. A Mixed-methods Study to Understand Food Environments and Grocery Shopping Patterns of Community Residents in Underserved Neighborhoods in Tampa, Florida. Ecol Food Nutr. 2021 Jul-Aug;60(4):435-453. doi: 10.1080/03670244.2020.1862098. Epub 2020 Dec 23.
Hernandez DC, Reesor LM, Murillo R. Food insecurity and adult overweight/obesity: Gender and race/ethnic disparities. Appetite. 2017 Oct 1;117:373-378. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2017.07.010. Epub 2017 Jul 22.
Reedy J, Krebs-Smith SM. Dietary sources of energy, solid fats, and added sugars among children and adolescents in the United States. J Am Diet Assoc. 2010 Oct;110(10):1477-84. doi: 10.1016/j.jada.2010.07.010.
Ghosh-Dastidar M, Hunter G, Collins RL, Zenk SN, Cummins S, Beckman R, Nugroho AK, Sloan JC, Wagner L, Dubowitz T. Does opening a supermarket in a food desert change the food environment? Health Place. 2017 Jul;46:249-256. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2017.06.002. Epub 2017 Jun 22.
Chen D, Jaenicke EC, Volpe RJ. Food Environments and Obesity: Household Diet Expenditure Versus Food Deserts. Am J Public Health. 2016 May;106(5):881-8. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303048. Epub 2016 Mar 17.
Brown AG, Hudson LB, Chui K, Metayer N, Lebron-Torres N, Seguin RA, Folta SC. Improving heart health among Black/African American women using civic engagement: a pilot study. BMC Public Health. 2017 Jan 24;17(1):112. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3964-2.
Sankofa J, Johnson-Taylor WL. News coverage of diet-related health disparities experienced by black Americans: a steady diet of misinformation. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2007 Mar-Apr;39(2 Suppl):S41-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2006.08.014.
Larson NI, Story MT, Nelson MC. Neighborhood environments: disparities in access to healthy foods in the U.S. Am J Prev Med. 2009 Jan;36(1):74-81. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2008.09.025. Epub 2008 Nov 1.
Zenk SN, Odoms-Young AM, Dallas C, Hardy E, Watkins A, Hoskins-Wroten J, Holland L. "You have to hunt for the fruits, the vegetables": environmental barriers and adaptive strategies to acquire food in a low-income African American neighborhood. Health Educ Behav. 2011 Jun;38(3):282-92. doi: 10.1177/1090198110372877. Epub 2011 Apr 21.
Cubbin C, Hadden WC, Winkleby MA. Neighborhood context and cardiovascular disease risk factors: the contribution of material deprivation. Ethn Dis. 2001 Fall;11(4):687-700.
Other Identifiers
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STUDY007833
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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