The Role of a Food Literacy Intervention in Promoting Food Security and Food Literacy-OzHarvest's NEST Program.

ABSTRACT: Food literacy interventions are widely implemented to improve the food security and health of low-socioeconomic adults. The purpose of this study was to conduct an inquiry into the value of OzHarvest's six-week NEST (Nutrition Education and Skills Training) program in promoting food security and food literacy, and to identify the barriers and enablers that participants experienced in sustaining food security, and in utilising their food literacy skills beyond the program. A descriptive evaluation study with pre-post surveys (n = 21) and post-program interviews (n = 17) was conducted, with a convenience sample of NEST program participants living in Sydney, Newcastle, and Melbourne, Australia. Participants demonstrated improvements in food security status (p = 0.030), cooking confidence (p =

SUBMITTER: West EG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7468773 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature