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Bogle, Margaret |
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Submitted to: Meeting Proceedings
Publication Type: Abstract Only Publication Acceptance Date: 4/23/2004 Publication Date: 6/10/2004 Citation: Bogle, M.L. 2004. Community-based participatory interventions in disadvantaged communities: the Lower Mississippi Delta of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi [abstract]. Third Annual Conference of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. p. 39. Interpretive Summary: Technical Abstract: Purpose: To describe the use of the community-based participatory research (CBPR) methodology in nutrition intervention research in the Lower Mississippi Delta of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi (LMD). Background: The Lower Mississippi Delta Nutrition Intervention Research Initiative (Delta NIRI) is a consortium of USDA, Agricultural Research Service, six universities, and cooperative extension with a vision of 'improved health of residents of the LMD through nutrition intervention research'. The area is rural with high rates of poverty, unemployment, and low educational attainment. Goals include increasing capacity in the consortium and in communities for implementing, evaluating, and sustaining successful nutrition interventions. Methods: Research sites have been established in three communities. Planning groups, including university and extension personnel, ARS, and individuals from the local communities representing grass roots, agencies, and various sectors within the communities are organized. The Comprehensive Participatory Planning and Evaluation (CPPE) methods have been utilized to prioritize the three most important food and nutrition problems in each community and in the implementation of the intervention strategies. Conclusions: The experience of the Delta NIRI has been different in the three communities and will be reviewed. The communities are 'buying into' the processes and the research necessary to determine successful nutrition interventions. The CBPR is new to many university researchers and communities and is time consuming. Lessons learned will be shared. |
