Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, 722 W. 168th Street, Room R249, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
New York, State Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY, USA.
Community Ment Health J. 2024 Oct;60(7):1352-1363. doi: 10.1007/s10597-024-01291-6. Epub 2024 Jun 12.
As part of an intervention tailored to individuals with serious mental illnesses in residential settings that aimed to increase dietary intake of fresh vegetables and fruits, we developed and implemented a nutrition and cooking curriculum. To develop the curriculum, we assembled a Workgroup that consisted of professionals from multiple fields. The Workgroup held weekly discussions before drafting what would become the Workbook. Residential staff at partnering housing agencies taught the curriculum to residents. The curriculum Workbook contains six lessons, which are organized around two field trips to a mobile farmers market and a grocery store, and four cooking methods. The Workbook also includes instructions on using FreshConnect Checks at mobile farmers markets. The new curriculum distinguishes itself from other nutrition and culinary literacy curricula in that it delivers knowledge about fresh produce and skills in preparing fruits and vegetables in a way that is tailored to individuals with serious mental illnesses.
作为一项针对居住环境中患有严重精神疾病个体的干预措施的一部分，我们旨在增加新鲜蔬菜和水果的饮食摄入量，为此制定并实施了一项营养和烹饪课程。为了开发该课程，我们组建了一个由多个领域的专业人员组成的工作组。该工作组在起草后来成为工作手册的内容之前，每周都会进行讨论。合作住房机构的住宿工作人员向居民教授该课程。课程工作手册包含六节课，围绕着两次实地考察活动组织，分别前往一个流动农贸市场和一家杂货店，以及四种烹饪方法。工作手册还包括在流动农贸市场使用 FreshConnect 优惠券的说明。新课程与其他营养和烹饪素养课程的不同之处在于，它以适合患有严重精神疾病个体的方式传递有关新鲜农产品的知识和准备水果与蔬菜的技能。
