An Impact Evaluation of the "FoodMate" Programme: Perspectives of Homeless Young People and Staff

Autor/inn/en	Meiklejohn, Sarah J.; Barbour, Liza; Palermo, Claire E.
Titel	An Impact Evaluation of the "FoodMate" Programme: Perspectives of Homeless Young People and Staff
Quelle	In: Health Education Journal, 76 (2017) 7, S.829-841 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0017-8969
DOI	10.1177/0017896917715780
Schlagwörter	Food; Hunger; Program Effectiveness; Homeless People; Attitude Measures; Nutrition Instruction; Community Programs; Qualitative Research; Case Studies; Housing; Semi Structured Interviews; Focus Groups; Youth; Professional Personnel; Knowledge Level; Skill Development; Foreign Countries; Motivation; Behavior Modification; Attitude Change; Participation; Emergency Programs; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lebensmittel; Homeless person; Homeless persons; Obdachloser; Nutrition education; Ernährungserziehung; Qualitative Forschung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Unterkunft; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Personalbestand; Wissensbasis; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Ausland; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Teilnahme; Hilfsprogramm; Australien
Abstract	Objectives: Food insecurity remains an issue for vulnerable populations in developed countries. The potential dietary and food security impacts of nutrition education programmes in Australia remain largely undocumented. This study investigated the impacts of an eight-session nutrition education programme delivered within community case management services for young people experiencing homelessness. Design and setting: A qualitative case study was undertaken in a community-based youth housing agency in Western Melbourne, Australia. Methods: Seven semi-structured interviews and two focus groups were conducted with a purposive sample of 10 past programme graduates and five youth service staff. Data were thematically analysed using a phenomenological lens. Results: The impacts of the programme were described by four themes: (1) the nutrition education programme created a platform for social engagement, (2) reduced reliance on emergency food relief for participants, (3) participants developed food-related knowledge and skills and (4) the programme was seen as a step towards food security for young people. These impacts were dependent on a myriad of personal and programme-related characteristics. Personal characteristics included participants' intrinsic motivating factors to change their behaviours or a pre-existing interest in nutrition. Programme characteristics included the programme's flexible structure and facilitation by caseworkers that were known to the young people. Conclusion: Study findings highlight the potential impacts of a nutrition education programme on dietary behaviours and food security status when embedded within community-based services. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01