Cookin' Up Health: Developing a Nutrition Intervention for a Rural Appalachian Population

Cookin' Up Health is a culturally targeted and individualized tailored nutrition intervention using a computer-based interactive format. Using a cooking show theme, the program demonstrates step-by-step meal preparation emphasizing healthy selection and portion control. Focus groups were conduc...

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Published in:Health promotion practice 2006-04, Vol.7 (2), p.252-257
Main Authors: Tessaro, Irene, Rye, Sheila, Parker, Lindsey, Trangsrud, Kristin, Mangone, Carol, McCrone, Susan, Leslie, Nan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Appalachian Region
Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control
Computer Literacy
Computer-Assisted Instruction
Cooking
Cooking - methods
Diet, Fat-Restricted
Focus Groups
Fruit
Health
Health Education - methods
Humans
Interventions
Menu Planning
Middle Aged
Nutrition
Nutritional Sciences - education
Nutritional Sciences - ethnology
Poverty
Rural areas
Rural Health
Touch
User-Computer Interface
Vegetables
West Virginia
Women's Health - ethnology
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Summary:Cookin' Up Health is a culturally targeted and individualized tailored nutrition intervention using a computer-based interactive format. Using a cooking show theme, the program demonstrates step-by-step meal preparation emphasizing healthy selection and portion control. Focus groups were conducted with women in two rural counties in West Virginia to guide the development of the intervention. Women felt more susceptible to heart disease because the changing role of women creates more stress and less time; weight loss was a greater motivator for dietary change than was preventing heart disease; social support is a barrier and facilitator for dietary change; cultural heritage and the way women were raised were major barriers to making health changes as adults; convenience and the cost of eating healthier were major factors when trying to make changes in diet; and women did not feel confident in their ability to maintain dietary changes.
ISSN:1524-8399
1552-6372
DOI:10.1177/1524839905278887