ERIC Number: EJ930998
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Publication Date: 2011
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Effect of Fresh Fruit Availability at Worksites on the Fruit and Vegetable Consumption of Low-Wage Employees
Backman, Desiree; Gonzaga, Gian; Sugerman, Sharon; Francis, Dona; Cook, Sara
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, v43 n4 suppl 2 pS113-S121 Jul-Aug 2011
Objective: To examine the impact of fresh fruit availability at worksites on the fruit and vegetable consumption and related psychosocial determinants of low-wage employees. Design: A prospective, randomized block experimental design. Setting: Seven apparel manufacturing and 2 food processing worksites. Participants: A convenience sample of 391 low-wage employees in 6 intervention worksites and 137 low-wage employees in 3 control worksites in Los Angeles, CA. Intervention: Fresh fruit deliveries with enough for 1 serving per employee, 3 days a week for 12 consecutive weeks. The control worksites did not receive the fruit deliveries. Main Outcome Measures: Participants' fruit and vegetable consumption, fruit and vegetable purchasing habits, self-efficacy, job satisfaction, and overall health were measured at baseline, weeks 4 and 8, and following the 12-week intervention. Analysis: Descriptive statistics and growth curve analysis using hierarchical linear modeling were employed to analyze the data. Results: Participants in the intervention worksites showed a significant increase in fruit, vegetable, and total fruit and vegetable consumption, purchasing of fruit, family purchasing of vegetables, and self-efficacy toward eating 2 servings of fruit each day compared to the control worksites. Conclusions and Implications: Improving access to fruit during the workday can improve fruit and vegetable consumption, purchasing habits, and self-efficacy of low-income employees. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Wages, Research Design, Employees, Intervention, Job Satisfaction, Self Efficacy, Purchasing, Eating Habits, Urban Areas, Low Income, Work Environment, Physical Health, Nutrition, Food, Health Promotion, Health Behavior, Public Health, Pretests Posttests, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Program Effectiveness, Food Processing Occupations, Manufacturing
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Language: English
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