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Healthy kids, healthy Cuba: strategies to increase healthy food access in an ethnically diverse, rural Southwest community through policy and environmental change (1019.3)
Author(s) -
Keane Patricia,
Ortega Alejandro
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.1019.3
Subject(s) - healthy food , ethnically diverse , promotion (chess) , ethnic group , focus group , economic growth , healthy eating , political science , rural area , geography , socioeconomics , environmental health , business , medicine , physical activity , marketing , sociology , economics , chemistry , food science , politics , law , physical medicine and rehabilitation
Objective: The Healthy Kids, Healthy Cuba project aims to increase access to fresh, healthy food and safe places to walk and play through policy and environmental change in this small, tri‐ethnic rural community in northern New Mexico. Strategies include the development of a farmers’ market, expansion of community garden, vending policies at county fairgrounds, and promotion of backyard gardening in outlying American Indian communities. Methods: Qualitative Interviews, focus groups, field notes, environmental assessments. Results : Unique challenges in small, rural communities can be overcome to improve access to fresh healthy foods, but require persistence, identification of key champions, and innovative, culturally‐responsive approaches. Additional results will be reported. Conclusions : Healthy Kids, Healthy Cuba may serve as a model for other rural communities facing similar challenges and limited resources. Grant Funding Source : Supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities Initiative