Families Needed for Nutrition Education Program Study!
H
Heather Eicher-Miller
Primary Investigator
Overview
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Researchers at Purdue University are looking for families to be in a study about the Nutrition Education Program, which provides education to make healthy choices and planning and preparing family meals.
Families in
Indiana with a child ages 5-18, who also receive or are eligible for programs
like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or food stamps, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,
Infants, and Children (WIC), free or reduced school lunch/breakfast, among
others, are invited to participate.
The goal of this study is to understand the impact of a nutrition education program on parents or legal guardians and school-aged child 5-18 years old in their household.
Compensation will be provided.
Description
What Will Happen During Study Participation
You will have to complete a brief survey to see if you and your child are eligible to participate in the study. If you are eligible, a member of the study team will contact you regarding next steps. This study involves:
- Take an electronic survey and dietary assessment in the near future and another survey again in 13-14 months
- Take free nutrition education lessons either in the first month of the study or one year later.
- For the dietary assessment, you would be asked about all of the foods you ate in the past 24 hours, which takes about 30 minutes, and you would do this for two days at the beginning and end of the study.
- The study also requires that your child participate in taking the 2 dietary assessments at each time point.
- All participants will be contacted at least once per month via communication of their choice either by email, phone, or text until they complete the final survey.
Incentive/Compensation
- In total, you and your child will receive up to $180 in the form of gift cards for completing the study surveys and dietary assessments.
Additional Information
Study title: Maximizing the impact of nutrition education to meet the dietary quality and food security needs of children and parents
For questions about this study, please contact the study team at:
Email: NEPfamilystudy@purdue.edu
Phone: (765) 496-1454
To learn more about PI Heather Eicher-Miller PhD and her research interests, please visit this link:
https://hhs.purdue.edu/directory/heather-eicher-miller/
Eligibility
You may be eligible for this study if you meet the following criteria:
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Conditions:
Healthy volunteer
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Age: Between 18 Years - 100 Years
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Gender: All
Additional Inclusion Criteria:
- Households with at least one child aged 5-18 who is willing to participate
- English speaking
- Willing to take a series of "free" nutrition education lessons
- Must be willing to complete the study assessments, take the nutrition education classes either in the first month or one year later, and stay in touch with the research team for one year
- Currently receive or are eligible for any of these programs:
- Free or reduced school lunch or breakfast
- Food stamps/SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)/EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer)
- Food pantries or TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program)
- WIC (The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)
- Head Start (CPCD: Community Partnership for Child Development)
- TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
- FDPIR (Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservation)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Received SNAP-Ed lessons in the past year
- Pregnant or lactating
- Child attends pre-school or doesn't attend school
Updated on
03 May 2024.
Study ID: IRB 2021-1532 (PURDUE)
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