Early Childhood Nutrition-Related Policy, System, and Environmental-Focused Evaluation: A Qualitative Study Exploring Knowledge, Barriers, and Opportunities
Elder Garcia Varela PhD, MS, CPH, CHES , Alaina M. Mitchell BS , Isabella Bolivar BS , Megan A. McVay PhD , Karla P. Shelnutt PhD, RD , David Miller PhD , Amy R. Mobley PhD, RD, FAND
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Abstract
Objective
To explore stakeholders’ perceptions of the barriers, facilitators, and existing needs associated with evaluating policy, system, and environmental (PSE) strategies focused on early childhood nutrition within Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) programming using the Capabilities, Opportunities, and Motivations of Behavior Model.
Methods
Stakeholders (n = 32) implementing and evaluating SNAP-Ed-approved PSE nutrition-related strategies across the US participated in virtual semistructured interviews. Audio transcripts were deidentified, coded, and analyzed manually by 2 research assistants using thematic analysis with a hybrid deductive and inductive coding approach.
Results
Participants described existing evaluation tools as primarily descriptive, focusing on the PSE change process, implementation details, and reach. While recognizing the value and efficacy of current tools, participants highlighted the need for new metrics to assess the medium- and long-term behavioral impacts and sustainability of these PSE strategies.
Conclusions and Implications
There is a need to develop and validate a feasible nutrition-related PSE change evaluation tool that measures behavioral outcomes and sustainability to fully understand the effectiveness of PSE change strategies in SNAP-Ed programs affecting young children.
期刊介绍：
The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (JNEB), the official journal of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior, is a refereed, scientific periodical that serves as a global resource for all professionals with an interest in nutrition education; nutrition and physical activity behavior theories and intervention outcomes; complementary and alternative medicine related to nutrition behaviors; food environment; food, nutrition, and physical activity communication strategies including technology; nutrition-related economics; food safety education; and scholarship of learning related to these areas.
The purpose of JNEB is to document and disseminate original research and emerging issues and practices relevant to these areas worldwide. The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior welcomes evidence-based manuscripts that provide new insights and useful findings related to nutrition education research, practice and policy. The content areas of JNEB reflect the diverse interests in nutrition and physical activity related to public health, nutritional sciences, education, behavioral economics, family and consumer sciences, and eHealth, including the interests of community-based nutrition-practitioners. As the Society''s official journal, JNEB also includes policy statements, issue perspectives, position papers, and member communications.
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