Provider Communication and Role Modeling Related to Patients' Perceptions and Use of a Federally Qualified Health Center-based Farmers' Market

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• Alternative Title:
  Health Promot Pract
• Personal Author:
  Friedman, Daniela B. ; Freedman, Darcy A. ; Choi, Seul Ki ; Anadu, Edith C. ; Brandt, Heather M. ; Carvalho, Natalia ; Hurley, Thomas G. ; Young, Vicki M. ; Hebert, James R.
• Description:
  Farmers' markets have the potential to improve the health of underserved communities, shape people's perceptions, values, and behaviors about healthy eating, and serve as a social space for both community members and vendors. This study explored the influence of health care provider communication and role modeling for diabetic patients within the context of a farmers' market located at a federally qualified health center. Although provider communication about diet decreased over time, communication strategies included: providing patients with "prescriptions" and vouchers for market purchases; educating patients about diet; and modeling healthy purchases. Data from patient interviews and provider surveys revealed that patients enjoyed social aspects of the market including interactions with their health care provider, and providers distributed prescriptions and vouchers to patients, shopped at the market, and believed that the market had potential to improve the health of staff and patients of the federally qualified health center. Provider modeling of healthy behaviors may influence patients' food-related perceptions and dietary behaviors.
• Subjects:
  Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Agriculture California Commerce Communication Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Female Food Preferences Government Regulation Health Behavior Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans Male Middle Aged Physician-Patient Relations Qualitative Research

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• Keywords:
  Communication Intervention Diabetes Farmers’ Market Federally Qualified Health Center Obesity Prevention Patient-provider Communication
• Source:
  Health Promot Pract. 15(2):288-297
• Pubmed ID:
  23986503
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC3871943
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  K05 CA136975/CA/NCI NIH HHSUnited States/ ; P30 GM103336/GM/NIGMS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U48 DP001936/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f1bebd50b0ffc876644dfe78f256d8fdb68ff2793b3948cec8c81dc982c0d018
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/41935/cdc_41935_DS1.pdf
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