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: * Complete questionnaires before and after the intervention * Engage in nutrition education activities * Engage in food access-related activities
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
60
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.
Diet quality
Food Behavior Checklist for Spanish-speaking participants
Time frame: 3 months
Household food security status
U.S. Department of Agriculture 18-item Household Food Security Survey Module
Time frame: 6 weeks, 3 months
Self-efficacy for food security
Self-efficacy for food security scale (Martin et al, 2016)
Time frame: 6 weeks, 3 months
Food resource management knowledge
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) food resource management questionnaire
Time frame: 6 weeks, 3 months
Food resource management knowledge
Knowledge of available local food resources (checklist)
Time frame: 6 weeks, 3 months
Food resource management skills
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) food resource management questionnaire
Time frame: 6 weeks, 3 months
Food resource management skills
Use/access of available local food resources (checklist)
Time frame: 6 weeks, 3 months
Material capital
Perceived neighborhood food availability and affordability scale
Time frame: 6 weeks, 3 months
Human capital
Life Orientation Test (optimism subscale)
Time frame: 6 weeks, 3 months
Social capital
Neighborhood cohesion scale
Time frame: 6 weeks, 3 months
Social capital
Family cohesion scale
Time frame: 6 weeks, 3 months
Cultural capital
Familism scale
Time frame: 6 weeks, 3 months
Cultural capital
Simpatia scale
Time frame: 6 weeks, 3 months
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