Implementation of the Navajo fruit and vegetable prescription programme to improve access to healthy foods in a rural food desert.
Public Health Nutr
; 23(12): 2199-2210, 2020 08.
Article
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| ID: mdl-32398182
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To utilise a community-based participatory approach in the design and implementation of an intervention targeting diet-related health problems on Navajo Nation.DESIGN:
A dual strategy approach of community needs/assets assessment and engagement of cross-sectorial partners in programme design with systematic cyclical feedback for programme modifications.SETTING:
Navajo Nation, USA.PARTICIPANTS:
Navajo families with individuals meeting criteria for programme enrolment. Participant enrolment increased with iterative cycles.RESULTS:
The Navajo Fruit and Vegetable Prescription (FVRx) Programme.CONCLUSIONS:
A broad, community-driven and culturally relevant programme design has resulted in a programme able to maintain core programmatic principles, while also allowing for flexible adaptation to changing needs.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Vegetables
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Diet, Healthy
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Fruit
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Food Deserts
Type of study:
Evaluation_studies
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Sysrev_observational_studies
Aspects:
Implementation_research
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Public Health Nutr
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article