Evaluating the Full Plate Living lifestyle intervention in low-income monolingual Latinas with and without food insecurity.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Food insecurity has long been associated with poor physical and mental health, especially among women from underrepresented minorities. Despite efforts to reduce food insecurity, rates continue to rise and remain disproportionately high among Latinx living in the United States, a group reporting worse mental health symptoms than any other ethnic group during the COVID-19 pandemic. The need to reduce the health burden associated with food insecurity among Latinas is urgent and requires a more targeted and innovative approach. Interventions using a popular education approach have proven effective among underserved populations, especially when these are delivered by community health workers. However, food insecurity status of the participants is often unreported and it is

SUBMITTER: Joachim-Celestin M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9006362 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature