First Advisor
Teresa Buckner
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Document Type
Dissertation
Date Created
5-6-2024
Abstract
Background: In the United States, major health disparities exist among low socioeconomic status (SES) and other marginalized communities. Many of these health disparities are nutrition-related and include diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. Many individuals in this population lack education regarding nutrition, increasing risk of disease and the detrimental impacts that these diseases can have.
Objective: The aim of this project was to identify barriers that members of low SES and marginalized communities face and adapt nutrition education materials to be culturally appropriate for the immigrant and refugee population in the Northern Colorado area.
Methods: I conducted a needs assessment with staff members at Lutheran Family Services in Greeley, Colorado to determine the population's needs and the barriers that this population faces. I then worked to develop core themes identified in the needs assessment to be the core of the nutrition education intervention. From these core themes, I created and adapted the materials so that it is accessible and appropriate for the immigrant population.
Significance: Immigrant and marginalized communities face nutrition-related health disparities, and nutrition education materials may not effectively communicate to these communities. Culturally appropriate nutrition education materials play an important role in reducing health disparities in immigrant and marginalized communities.
Abstract Format
html
Disciplines
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition
Extent
45 pages
Rights Statement
Copyright is held by the author
Recommended Citation
Larsen, Kennedy, "Barriers Faced by Members of Marginalized Communities when it Comes to Eating Healthy and Cultural Adaptations to Nutrition Education Materials" (2024). Undergraduate Honors Theses. 98.
https://digscholarship.unco.edu/honors/98