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Nutrition Interventions for Low-income, Elderly Women
Objective:
To help low-income, older South Carolinian women bring their food
choices and nutritional practices in closer alignment with broadly
accepted recommendations for healthful eating. Methods: Included
the creation of an infrastructure of collaborators to examine existing
data, develop research questions, and collect and analyze focus
group data. Results: Include identification of socioenvironmental,
personal, and behavioral factors affecting the nutritional health
of elderly women used in the development of nutrition education
modules and messages to be delivered through lay educators and videos.
Conclusion: Effective nutrition interventions involving low-income,
elderly women must use an ecological approach including behavioral
and organizational change. |