TY - JOUR
T1 - "Always a vegetable at dinner"
T2 - A fruit and vegetable qualitative study with primary care providers of preschoolers enrolled in an inner-city, Head Start childcare center
AU - Fleischhacker, Sheila
AU - Cason, Katherine
AU - Achterberg, Cheryl
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank The United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Services Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program (Fund Number 89EM) and The Children, Families, and Youth Consortium of The Pennsylvania State University for providing financial support. Leann Birch, Linda Burton, Tracy Fleischhacker, Terryl Hartman, Linda Kronheim, and Carla Miller were of great help during the research process. The authors also wish to thank the children, primary care providers, and Head Start workers who participated in this study.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - The purpose of this qualitative study is to provide baseline information on fruits and vegetables in an inner-city Head Start childcare center to help facilitate complementary nutrition education efforts between the household and childcare setting. The study design involved interviews and used concept maps to assess the participants' (n = 22) concepts and knowledge of fruits and vegetables. The participants had a basic understanding of fruits and vegetables and desire to partner with the childcare setting in teaching their preschoolers about fruits and vegetables. Grocery shopping was a key venue for where this sample learned about fruits and vegetables and taught their preschoolers about fruits and vegetables; nonetheless, dissatisfaction with local grocery outlets and fruit and vegetable availability was noted by the majority of the sample. Future work should investigate how community fruit and vegetable availability influences primary care providers' concepts and knowledge of fruits and vegetables.
AB - The purpose of this qualitative study is to provide baseline information on fruits and vegetables in an inner-city Head Start childcare center to help facilitate complementary nutrition education efforts between the household and childcare setting. The study design involved interviews and used concept maps to assess the participants' (n = 22) concepts and knowledge of fruits and vegetables. The participants had a basic understanding of fruits and vegetables and desire to partner with the childcare setting in teaching their preschoolers about fruits and vegetables. Grocery shopping was a key venue for where this sample learned about fruits and vegetables and taught their preschoolers about fruits and vegetables; nonetheless, dissatisfaction with local grocery outlets and fruit and vegetable availability was noted by the majority of the sample. Future work should investigate how community fruit and vegetable availability influences primary care providers' concepts and knowledge of fruits and vegetables.
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U2 - 10.1300/J477v01n04_05
DO - 10.1300/J477v01n04_05
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34948899292
SN - 1932-0248
VL - 1
SP - 55
EP - 68
JO - Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition
JF - Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition
IS - 4
ER -