Misyak Sarah, Ledlie Johnson Meredith, McFerren Mary, Serrano Elena
Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.
Family Nutrition Program, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.
J Nutr Educ Behav. 2014 Sep-Oct;46(5):434-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2014.02.011. Epub 2014 Apr 19.
To explore Family Nutrition Program assistants' perception of farmers' markets and alternative agricultural practices for themselves and their clients.
Cross-section design, survey of Virginia Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (NEP) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education Family Nutrition Program assistants (n = 52) working with limited-resource populations.
Twenty-one percent to 55% of FNP assistants valued alternative agricultural practices, and only 5% to 8% of FNP assistants perceived that their clients did so. Benefits to shopping at farmers' markets included supporting local economies, and food price, quality, and safety. Barriers included lack of transportation, location/convenience, hours, and food prices. Assistants rated the benefits to shopping at farmers' markets similarly for themselves and their clients, but rated many of the barriers to shopping at farmers' markets as significantly lower (P < .05) for themselves than for their clients.
Future assistant trainings should address the connection between agriculture and health, and how to overcome barriers to shopping at farmers' markets for their clients.
探讨家庭营养项目助理对农贸市场以及对自身和客户而言的替代性农业实践的看法。
采用横断面设计，对弗吉尼亚扩展食品与营养教育项目（NEP）以及为资源有限人群服务的补充营养援助项目 - 教育家庭营养项目助理（n = 52）进行调查。
21%至55%的家庭营养项目助理重视替代性农业实践，而只有5%至8%的家庭营养项目助理认为他们的客户重视。在农贸市场购物的好处包括支持当地经济以及食品价格、质量和安全。障碍包括缺乏交通、位置/便利性、营业时间和食品价格。助理们对自己和客户在农贸市场购物的好处评价相似，但认为自己在农贸市场购物的许多障碍比客户显著更低（P < .05）。
未来的助理培训应涉及农业与健康之间的联系，以及如何为客户克服在农贸市场购物的障碍。
