A novel peer mentor model for nutrition education within a food pantry

Abstract

Food insecurity has continued to increase. To combat food insecurity, the number of food pantries has increased. Nutrition education delivered within a food pantry is a suggested strategy to improve the diets of those who are food insecure. This presentation describes "Community Cooks", which was a participatory-based quality improvement project

Authors

Tracy Oliver
Amy McKeever

Author Details

Tracy Oliver, PhD, MEd, RDN, LDN, Villanova University, Elverson, Pennsylvania, USA; Amy McKeever, PhD, RN, CRNP, WHNP-BC College of Nursing, Villanova University, Lafayette Hill, PA, USA

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Lead Author Affiliation

Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, USA

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Community Cooks, Emergency Food Pantry, Food insecurity

Recommended Citation

Oliver, Tracy and McKeever, Amy, "A novel peer mentor model for nutrition education within a food pantry" (2019). INRC (Congress). 63.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2019/presentations_2019/63

Conference Name

30th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Conference Year

2019

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Review Type

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Acquisition

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