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Implementation of the Navajo Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Programme to Improve Access to Healthy Foods in a Rural Food Desert
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8-2020
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Source: Public Health Nutr. 23(12):2199-2210
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Alternative Title:Public Health Nutr
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Description:Objective:
To utilise a community-based participatory approach in the design and implementation of an intervention targeting diet-related health problems on Navajo Nation.
Design:
A dual strategy approach of community needs/assets assessment and engagement of cross-sectorial partners in programme design with systematic cyclical feedback for programme modifications.
Setting:
Navajo Nation, United States of America.
Participants:
Navajo families with individuals meeting criteria for programme enrolment. Participant enrolment increased with iterative cycles.
Results:
The Navajo Fruit and Vegetable Prescription (FVRx) Programme.
Conclusions:
A broad, community-driven and culturally relevant programme design has resulted in a programme able to maintain core programmatic principles, while also allowing for flexible adaptation to changing needs.
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Pubmed ID:32398182
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC7363516
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Volume:23
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Issue:12
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