Effect of Fresh Fruit Availability at Worksites on the Fruit and Vegetable Consumption of Low-Wage Employees

Autor/inn/en	Backman, Desiree; Gonzaga, Gian; Sugerman, Sharon; Francis, Dona; Cook, Sara
Titel	Effect of Fresh Fruit Availability at Worksites on the Fruit and Vegetable Consumption of Low-Wage Employees
Quelle	In: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 43 (2011) 4, (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1499-4046
DOI	10.1016/j.jneb.2011.04.003
Schlagwörter	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; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wage; Löhne; Forschungsdesign; Employee; Arbeitnehmer; Beschäftigter; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Beschaffungswesen; Kauf; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Urban area; Stadtregion; Niedriglohn; Arbeitsmilieu; Gesundheitszustand; Ernährung; Lebensmittel; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Gesundheitswesen; Herstellung; Kalifornien
Abstract	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.) (As Provided).
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