1. Comprando Rico y Sano : Increasing Latino Nutrition Knowledge, Healthful Diets, and Food Access Through a National Community-Based Intervention.
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Rascón, Mayra S., Garcia, Melawhy L., Nguyen-Rodriguez, Selena T., Galvez, Gino, Gepp, Alejandra, Carrillo, Elizabeth, and Carreon, Rita
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Purpose: Evaluation findings from Comprando Rico y Sano (CRS), a culturally relevant, community-based intervention addressing nutrition knowledge and food access are presented. Design: No-control quasi-experimental intervention with pre, post, and follow-up assessments. Setting: CRS was promotores -led through UnidosUS's Affiliate Network of community–based partners. Sample: Low-income Latino adults (N = 966) receiving services at 25 partner sites. Intervention: CRS was a six-hour intervention focused on nutrition knowledge and consumption of fruits, vegetables, and home-prepared meals. It also provided guidance for health-conscious grocery shopping, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) information, and enrollment assistance. Measures: Self-report surveys assessed nutrition knowledge; intention to change; and frequency of fruit, vegetable, and home-prepared meal consumption. Sites reported monthly SNAP enrollment data. Analysis: Paired-samples t-tests and repeated-measures ANOVAs assessed changes in knowledge, intentions, and behavior from pre-to-post (n = 960) and pre-to-follow-up (n = 115). Results: Pre-to-follow-up increases in nutrition knowledge (P <.001) were observed. Intention to consume more vegetables (P =.027) and home-prepared meals (P <.001) also improved between pre- and follow-up. Increases from pre-to-follow-up were observed for frequency of consuming fruits (P =.007), vegetables (P =.001), and home-prepared meals (P <.001). Across 16 months, 24,359 Latinos enrolled for SNAP. Conclusion: Large-scale community collaborations to deliver culturally relevant nutrition education and SNAP enrollment assistance can increase food access, health literacy, and promote healthful diets for Latinos. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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