Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-5-2021
Department
Nursing
Department
Health and Sport Sciences
Abstract
The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to evaluate the effects of two farm-to-school programs, specifically the Field-to-Fork Multi-visit Program (N = 264) and the Field-to-Fork After-school Club (N = 56), on nutritional outcomes of elementary school students (third to fifth grade) from urban, diverse, and lower-income communities. Data were collected via self-report surveys measuring: (a) knowledge of recommendations for daily fruit and vegetable intake; (b) fruit and vegetable consumption; (c) knowledge of cooking a healthy recipe using vegetables; and (d) desire for farm fresh foods at school. Statistical analyses included McNemar’s and Wilcoxon signed rank tests. The proportion of students knowing how to cook a vegetable rich recipe increased with both programs (Multi-visit Program p < .001; After-school Club p = .002). Vegetable consumption increased with the After-school Club (p = .002). Farm-to-school programming can increase knowledge of cooking vegetable rich recipes and vegetable intake among elementary school students from diverse, urban, and lower-income communities.
Original Publication Information
Hartson, K. R., King, K., O’Neal, C., Brown, A., *Olajuyigbe, T., *Elmore, S., & **Perez, A. (2021). Testing the effects of two Field-to-Fork programs on the nutritional outcomes of elementary school students from diverse and lower-income communities. Journal of School Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1177/10598405211036892
ThinkIR Citation
Hartson, Kimberly R.; King, Kristi M.; O'Neal, Carol; Brown, Aishia; Olajuyigbe, Toluwanimi; Elmore, Shakeyrah; and Perez, Angelique, "Testing the Effects of Two Field-to-Fork Programs on the Nutritional Outcomes of Elementary School Students from Diverse and Lower-income Communities" (2021). Faculty Scholarship. 888.
https://ir.library.louisville.edu/faculty/888
DOI
10.1177/1059840521103689
ORCID
0000-0002-7186-9892
Included in
Food Security Commons, Food Studies Commons, Health Economics Commons, Medical Nutrition Commons, Nursing Commons, Nutrition Commons
Comments
This is the accepted version of the article, which was later published in the Journal of School Nursing, in August 2021.
The final published version can be found at: Testing the Effects of Two Field-to-Fork Programs on the Nutritional Outcomes of Elementary School Students From Diverse and Lower-Income Communities - Kimberly R. Hartson, Kristi M. King, Carol O’Neal, Aishia A. Brown, Toluwanimi Olajuyigbe, Shakeyrah Elmore, Angelique Perez, 2021 (sagepub.com)