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Despite a large proportion exhibiting cardiovascular disease risk factors and experiencing food insecurity, U.S. Hispanics/Latinos demonstrate low cardiovascular mortality, which may indicate existing capital (e.g., assets) protecting health and diet. The goal of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and short-term efficacy of a pilot intervention aimed at improving diet quality through strengthening food- and diet-related capital and food security among low-income, Hispanic/Latino adults in San Diego, California. The pilot intervention will be integrated into an existing local health or nutrition program serving low-income Hispanic/Latino adults. Participants will be asked to:
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity-oriented behavior-change intervention | Experimental |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Multi-level behavior-change intervention to strengthen food- and diet-related capital to promote food security and diet quality among low-income Hispanic/Latino adults | Behavioral | The behavior-change intervention with low-income Hispanic/Latino adults will mobilize existing sources of human, material, social, and cultural capital at the individual, household, social, and community level, and will include a nutrition education component and a food access component. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Diet quality | Food Behavior Checklist for Spanish-speaking participants | 3 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Household food security status | U.S. Department of Agriculture 18-item Household Food Security Survey Module | 6 weeks, 3 months |
| Self-efficacy for food security | Self-efficacy for food security scale (Martin et al, 2016) |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Amanda C McClain, PhD, MS | Contact | 6195947272 | amcclain@sdsu.edu |
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| 6 weeks, 3 months |
| Food resource management knowledge | Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) food resource management questionnaire | 6 weeks, 3 months |
| Food resource management knowledge | Knowledge of available local food resources (checklist) | 6 weeks, 3 months |
| Food resource management skills | Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) food resource management questionnaire | 6 weeks, 3 months |
| Food resource management skills | Use/access of available local food resources (checklist) | 6 weeks, 3 months |
| Material capital | Perceived neighborhood food availability and affordability scale | 6 weeks, 3 months |
| Human capital | Life Orientation Test (optimism subscale) | 6 weeks, 3 months |
| Social capital | Neighborhood cohesion scale | 6 weeks, 3 months |
| Social capital | Family cohesion scale | 6 weeks, 3 months |
| Cultural capital | Familism scale | 6 weeks, 3 months |
| Cultural capital | Simpatia scale | 6 weeks, 3 months |
| ID | Term |
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| D001519 | Behavior |
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