Evaluation of a Policy,Systems, and Environmental-Focused Faith-Based Health Promotion Program |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC;2. Department of Health and Human Services, Cosumnes River College, Sacramento County, CA;3. Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN;4. Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL;5. Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC;1. Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO;2. Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI;1. Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ;2. Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Phoenix, AZ;1. Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY;2. Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY |
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| Abstract: | ObjectiveThis study assessed the impact and lessons learned from implementing policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) changes through Faithful Families Thriving Communities (Faithful Families), a faith-based health promotion program, in 3 southern states.MethodsFaithful Families classes and PSE changes were implemented through a coordinated effort between the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program–Education (SNAP-Ed). Changes were measured using a faith community assessment, site reports, and annual reporting.ResultsThirteen faith communities participated in the intervention. A total of 34 PSE changes were implemented across the 3 states, affecting 11 faith communities with 4,810 members across sites.Conclusions and ImplicationsPrograms such as Faithful Families can allow EFNEP and SNAP-Ed to coordinate to implement PSE changes in community settings. However, these types of coordinated programs to support faith communities require time for relationship building and trust, adequate training, and strong support for faith-based lay leaders as they carry out this work. |
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