Virtual, Bilingual English-Spanish Community Nutrition and Exercise Classes: Barriers and Opportunities

Autor/inn/en	Edge, Isabel; Greenberg, Ilana; Reilly, Jo Marie; Silva, Wendy
Titel	Virtual, Bilingual English-Spanish Community Nutrition and Exercise Classes: Barriers and Opportunities
Quelle	In: Health Education Journal, 81 (2022) 6, S.705-717 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Greenberg, Ilana)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0017-8969
DOI	10.1177/00178969221110104
Schlagwörter	Bilingualism; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Medical Students; Nutrition Instruction; Wellness; COVID-19; Pandemics; Teaching Methods; Distance Education; Medical Education; Exercise; Eating Habits; Well Being; Cooking Instruction; Case Studies; Comparative Analysis; Educational Change; Bilingual Education; Instructional Effectiveness; Adult Education; Behavior Change; Health Behavior; Barriers; Child Care; In Person Learning; Attendance; Preferences; Spanish; Student Teachers; Online Courses; California (Los Angeles) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bilingualismus; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Nutrition education; Ernährungserziehung; Well being; Well-being; Wohlbefinden; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Medizinische Ausbildung; Übung; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Wellness; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Bildungsreform; Bilingual teaching; Bilingualer Unterricht; Unterrichtserfolg; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Anwesenheit; Spanisch; Lehramtsstudent; Lehramtsstudentin; Referendar; Referendarin; Online course; Online-Kurs
Abstract	Objective: Regular exercise and healthy eating are important contributors to a person's overall health and well-being. To enhance community health, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California medical students have been leading in-person nutrition, cooking and exercise classes for community members at the Los Angeles County Wellness Center. In September 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students pivoted to teaching through a virtual platform. In this study, we evaluated community participants' experiences attending virtual, bilingual nutrition, cooking and exercise classes; the efficacy of virtual classes in providing education; participants' preference for virtual versus in-person classes; and potential advantages and disadvantages of the virtual versus in-person formats. Design: Cross-sectional study design. Setting: Following 22 virtual classes between September 2020 and April 2021, participants completed an online Qualtrics survey. Methods: Quantitative data were descriptively analysed within Qualtrics using the Sign test. Qualitative free response data were analysed by coding responses for common themes using an inductive approach. Results: There were 326 responses from 130 unique participants. Satisfaction was high for nutrition and exercise classes (99%), and 98% of participants reported they would make healthy nutrition and exercise behaviour changes. Participants preferred online classes compared to in-person classes (p = 0.0008). Barriers to attending in-person classes included lack of childcare, transport issues and COVID-19 risk. Conclusion: Virtual classes were well-received and effective. Virtual classes circumvented some of the barriers to in-person class attendance, and many participants preferred virtual classes to in-person classes. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01