Projects
Food Attitudes & Behavior Customized Survey Project
Project duration: September 2004 to September 2008.
Contract with Westat.
The purpose of this project is to obtain current national data on fruit and vegetable consumption (using fruit and vegetable screeners that measure consumption in cups to be in line with the new dietary guidelines), as well as measure psychosocial and environmental predictors of fruit and vegetable consumption, both established predictors (e.g., self-efficacy, barriers, benefits, etc.), as well as new ones not previously explored (e.g., views on vegetarianism, household shopping patterns, etc.).
Body&Soul
Health Promotion has provided scientific support for program development, including a review of literature and portfolio analysis, and has convened experts in faith-based, community-based research to review the state-of-the-science. Evidence-based research has been used to support dissemination projects in diet and behavior modification and to improve fruit and vegetable consumption in African-American communities. This research has identified feasible nutrition and physical activity interventions, which have successfully been incorporated into the national Body&Soul program. Ongoing efforts through a public-private partnership support the dissemination of Body&Soul nationally. http://www.bodyandsoul.nih.gov
Meetings & Workshops
Diet and Communication Workshop: What can Communication Science Tell us About Promoting Optimal Dietary Behavior?
Meeting date: July 14-15, 2005
Communication experts will help inform the area of nutrition in what has been learned/applied in other health behaviors (such as tobacco). Specific large topic areas to be addressed include media coverage, policy and nutrition; nutrition and special populations; and strategic campaigns applied to the area of nutrition.
5 A Day Research and Evaluation Subcommittee
Meeting date: January 2004
Research representatives from various agencies (i.e., NCI, CDC, USDA, ACS, PBH, California Department of Health and Human Services) have conference calls and in person meetings to discuss research and evaluation activities related to the area of 5 a day and compile an on-going listing of activities for the National 5 a day steering committee partners. This in-person served to facilitate coordination across these agencies.
Reports & Publications
The Journal of Nutrition (January 2008, Volume 138, Issue 1). Supplement: The Examination of Two Short Dietary Assessment Methods, within the Context of Multiple Behavioral Change Interventions in Adult Populations.
http://jn.nutrition.org/content/vol138/issue1
Resources & Contact Information
AHRQ: Efficacy of Interventions
Integrative Framework for Research in Diet and Communication
Contact:
Amy Yaroch, PhD
yarocha@mail.nih.gov
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