Assessing the nutrition knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors of food pantry managers: implications for healthier food environments.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Food pantry managers play a key role in determining the food environment of the pantry, which can influence their clients' dietary composition. However, their impact on pantry food environments remains understudied. We sought to understand food pantry managers' nutrition knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors (KBBs) in this study.

Methods

We surveyed 47 Alabama food pantry managers' nutrition KBBs from November 2022 to November 2023. Validated and previously published tools used include the Consumer Nutrition Knowledge Scale, a diet beliefs scale, and a dietary-related consumer behavior questionnaire.

Results

The majority of managers were college-educated (54%), white (74%), and female (74%), with a mean age of 60 ± 13 years and an average of 7 ± 5.5 years of

SUBMITTER: Sanchez SO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11873097 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature