Sanchez Sofia O, Funderburk Katie, Reznicek Erin, Bubb Robert R, Frugé Andrew D, Duke-Marks Adrienne, Hinnant J Benjamin, Parmer Sondra M
Alabama Cooperative Extension System at Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United States.
College of Human Sciences, Human Development & Family Science, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United States.
Front Public Health. 2025 Feb 17;13:1544413. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1544413. eCollection 2025.
Food pantry managers play a key role in determining the food environment of the pantry, which can influence their clients' dietary composition. However, their impact on pantry food environments remains understudied. We sought to understand food pantry managers' nutrition knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors (KBBs) in this study.
We surveyed 47 Alabama food pantry managers' nutrition KBBs from November 2022 to November 2023. Validated and previously published tools used include the Consumer Nutrition Knowledge Scale, a diet beliefs scale, and a dietary-related consumer behavior questionnaire.
The majority of managers were college-educated (54%), white (74%), and female (74%), with a mean age of 60 ± 13 years and an average of 7 ± 5.5 years of experience in managing food pantries. Managers reported positive nutrition beliefs and behaviors but scored lower on objective nutrition knowledge. Exploratory analyses indicated moderate to very strong associations between KBBs, pantry characteristics, and neighborhood characteristics.
Nutrition education for pantry managers, along with improved pantry infrastructural support, could play a key role in improving the healthfulness of the food provided.
食品储藏室管理者在决定储藏室的食物环境方面发挥着关键作用，而这可能会影响其客户的饮食构成。然而，他们对食品储藏室食物环境的影响仍未得到充分研究。在本研究中，我们试图了解食品储藏室管理者的营养知识、信念和行为（KBBs）。
我们在2022年11月至2023年11月期间对47位阿拉巴马州食品储藏室管理者的营养KBBs进行了调查。所使用的经过验证且先前已发表的工具包括消费者营养知识量表、饮食信念量表和与饮食相关的消费者行为问卷。
大多数管理者拥有大学学历（54%），为白人（74%），女性（74%），平均年龄为60±13岁，平均有7±5.5年管理食品储藏室的经验。管理者报告了积极的营养信念和行为，但在客观营养知识方面得分较低。探索性分析表明，KBBs、食品储藏室特征和社区特征之间存在中度至非常强的关联。
对食品储藏室管理者进行营养教育，同时改善食品储藏室的基础设施支持，可能在提高所提供食物的健康程度方面发挥关键作用。
