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Appalachians Together Restoring the Eating Environment: Improving Healthy Diet in Rural Appalachian Kentucky

NCT02996422 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1657

Last updated 2021-06-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Most of the nation's serious chronic health challenges and causes of death, including diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and obesity, are directly linked to sub-optimal diet. Both poor diets and associated disease are disproportionately common in the Appalachian counties of eastern Kentucky, a region with stark health inequities, including elevated rates of obesity, overweight, and premature mortality. The purpose of this study is to evaluate a multi-component intervention developed through community-based participatory research methods for improving access to healthy foods and enhancing dietary intake in eastern Kentucky. The intervention components evaluated in this study consist of: 1) a school-based campaign to promote water consumption in middle and high schools and 2) a series of group cooking classes for adults.

Conditions

  • Feeding Behavior
  • Drinking Behavior

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

School-based water campaign

Includes: 1) the installation of filtered water bottle refilling stations, 2) the distribution of reusable water bottles to all students and teachers, and 3) a social marketing campaign to support the increase of water consumption among students.

BEHAVIORAL

Community cooking classes

Cooking classes will be delivered to groups of 8-12 adult participants as a series of 8 weekly classes in community venues. The content of each class is driven by topics and themes identified and prioritized by community members, namely cooking healthy on tight budget.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

    collaborator NIH

  • Community Farm Alliance

    collaborator OTHER

  • Mark Swanson, PhD

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mark Swanson, PhD · University of Kentucky

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
10 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-11-30
Primary Completion
2020-07-31
Completion
2020-07-31

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