An evaluation of SecondBite®'s FoodMate®, a nutrition education and skill-building program aimed at reducing food insecurity Stephens, Lena D., Smith, Geoff, Olstad, Dana Lee and Ball, Kylie 2019, An evaluation of SecondBite®'s FoodMate®, a nutrition education and skill-building program aimed at reducing food insecurity, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, pp. 1-14, doi: 10.1002/hpja.298. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title An evaluation of SecondBite®'s FoodMate®, a nutrition education and skill-building program aimed at reducing food insecurity Author(s) Stephens, Lena D. Smith, Geoff Olstad, Dana Lee Ball, Kylie orcid.org/0000-0003-2893-8415 Journal name Health Promotion Journal of Australia Start page 1 End page 14 Total pages 14 Publisher Wiley Place of publication London, Eng. Publication date 2019 ISSN 1036-1073 2201-1617 Keyword(s) nutrition program evaluation socially disadvantaged Summary © 2019 Australian Health Promotion Association Issue addressed: Enhancing food skills and nutrition knowledge may help promote healthy eating among people who are food insecure. FoodMate® by SecondBite®, an 8-week nutrition education and food hamper program, focuses on developing food skills and independence among Australians at risk of/experiencing food insecurity. This study aimed to explore participants' perceptions of and experiences with FoodMate® over a long-term (up to 2 years) follow-up. Methods: For evaluation purposes, SecondBite® previously collected data from participants prior to (T1) and following completion (T2) of FoodMate®. This paper reports results from semi-structured telephone interviews conducted in a follow-up study (2016/2017, T3) among 19 adults enrolled in FoodMate® programs delivered in Victoria and New South Wales within the previous two years. Data were analysed using inductive thematic analysis of responses to T3 open-ended questions, and descriptive analysis of closed-ended question responses (T1 vs T2 vs T3). Results: Major qualitative themes included program enjoyment; perceived positive long-term program impact on participants' eating and related attitudes and skills; barriers to cooking; suggested program modifications; and impact on others. In descriptive quantitative analyses, participants' diet; confidence to cook using basic ingredients, follow simple recipes and try new foods; cooking and food-related skills; social engagement and life satisfaction all improved between T1 and T3. Conclusions: Overall, FoodMate® was well-received and associated with long-term positive changes in a range of outcomes. Wider implementation among vulnerable groups should be considered. So what?: Future health promotion initiatives could adopt FoodMate® to increase food skills and knowledge among adults experiencing food insecurity. Notes In Press Language eng DOI 10.1002/hpja.298 Indigenous content off Field of Research 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified 1117 Public Health and Health Services HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30130603 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 10 Oct 2019, 16:21:05 EST Fri, 11 Oct 2019, 04:00:44 EST Tue, 29 Oct 2019, 16:06:56 EST Sat, 28 Dec 2019, 01:31:36 EST Wed, 01 Jan 2020, 15:15:46 EST Fri, 10 Jan 2020, 05:04:24 EST Wed, 15 Jan 2020, 12:46:07 EST Sat, 09 May 2020, 06:03:10 EST Tue, 12 May 2020, 14:31:22 EST Tue, 12 May 2020, 14:33:07 EST Tue, 12 May 2020, 14:34:33 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 20 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 29 Oct 2019, 16:06:56 EST

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