Effects of a Community-Based Pilot Intervention on Home Food Availability among U.S. Households

Rachel A. Cassinat, Meg Bruening, Noe C. Crespo, Mónica Gutiérrez, Adrian Chavez, Frank Ray and Sonia Vega-López
Additional contact information
Rachel A. Cassinat: College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, 550 North 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA
Meg Bruening: College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, 550 North 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA
Noe C. Crespo: School of Public Health, San Diego State University, 9245 Sky Park Ct. Suite 224, San Diego, CA 92123, USA
Mónica Gutiérrez: College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, 550 North 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA
Adrian Chavez: College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, 550 North 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA
Frank Ray: City of Phoenix, Parks and Recreation Department, 212 E. Alta Vista Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85402, USA
Sonia Vega-López: College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, 550 North 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 22, 1-11

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of a pilot community-based behavioral intervention on the home food environment in U.S. households. Parents (21 females, 2 males; age = 36 ± 5.5 years; 78% Hispanic) of elementary school-aged children attended a 10-week dietary improvement behavioral intervention targeting an increase in fruit and vegetable consumption and a reduction in sugar intake. Home food availability of fruit, vegetables, and sugar-laden foods and beverages were assessed before and after the intervention using a modified version of the Home Food Inventory. Relative to baseline, the intervention resulted in significant increases in fruit availability (7.7 ± 3.2 items vs. 9.4 ± 3.1 items; p = 0.004) and low sugar cereal (2.3 ± 1.4 types vs. 2.7 ± 1.4 types; p = 0.033). There was a significant reduction in sugar-sweetened beverage availability (3.2 ± 1.9 types vs. 1.7 ± 1.3 types; p = 0.004). There was a significant increase in the number of households with accessible ready-to-eat vegetables and fruit, and a significant reduction in available prepared desserts, and candy ( p < 0.01). There were no significant changes in the availability of vegetables and sugar-laden cereals. The current intervention resulted in positive changes in the home food environment. Further research to confirm these results in a randomized controlled trial is warranted.

Keywords: community-based intervention; diet; home food availability; home food environment; sugar sweetened beverages; fruit and vegetable intake (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
References: View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (2)

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/22/8327/pdf (application/pdf)
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/22/8327/ (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:22:p:8327-:d:442999

Access Statistics for this article

IJERPH is currently edited by Ms. Jenna Liu

More articles in IJERPH from MDPI
Bibliographic data for series maintained by MDPI Indexing Manager ().