University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK, USA.
Health Promot Pract. 2023 May;24(3):581-584. doi: 10.1177/15248399221096418. Epub 2022 May 25.
Food pantry clients experience many health disparities, including elevated incidence of diabetes, heart disease, and other nutrition-related conditions. Nutrition education interventions in the form of a nudge can be an effective method to increase nutrition knowledge and healthy pantry food selection. Currently there is no nutrition education program at the largest food pantry in Alaska. The goal of this project was to develop a nutrition intervention in the form of a nudge to increase the selection of nutritious foods by pantry clients. Methods included the development of nudges, or environmental cues, within the pantry as well as client education handouts and recipes for clients to take home. Implications for practice include the potential to increase staff and client knowledge and nutrition education, as well as for impacting the overall health and food security of the clients and their families. Additional implications include the availability of the program and resources for other food pantries across the state to customize for use in their facilities. After the program has been implemented, it can be evaluated across each site and its efficacy determined to implement into policy.
食品储藏室的客户面临着许多健康方面的差距，包括糖尿病、心脏病和其他与营养相关的疾病发病率上升。以推动为形式的营养教育干预措施可能是增加营养知识和选择健康食品储藏室食品的有效方法。目前，阿拉斯加最大的食品储藏室没有营养教育计划。该项目的目标是制定一种以推动为形式的营养干预措施，以增加食品储藏室客户对营养食品的选择。方法包括在食品储藏室内部设置推动因素或环境提示，以及为客户提供教育手册和食谱，以便他们带回家。对实践的影响包括提高员工和客户的知识和营养教育的潜力，以及对客户及其家庭的整体健康和食品安全产生影响。其他影响包括该计划和资源可在全州范围内供其他食品储藏室使用，以便在其设施中进行定制。在实施该计划后，可以在每个地点进行评估，并确定其实施政策的效果。
