Initial Results from the (NE-RNECE) Research: Examining the Additive Effect of Direct Nutrition Education and Policy, Systems, and Environmental Changes to Prevent Obesity

Recorded Tuesday, August 2, 2016.
Moderator: Jamie Dollahite, PhD, Cornell University, Division of Nutritional Sciences
Speakers: Grace Damio, MS, Hispanic Health Council; Joel Gittelsohn, PhD, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health; Mira Mehta, PhD, University of Maryland Extension, Department of Nutrition and Food Science; Geoffrey Greene, PhD, University of Rhode Island, Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences; Tisa Fontaine Hill, MPH, Cornell University, Division of Nutritional Sciences; Sofia Segura-Perez, MS, RD, Hispanic Health Council
Results from 5 research projects funded by the NE-RNECE will be presented. Projects are designed to build the evidence-base for the additive/synergistic effects of direct nutrition education and policy, systems, and environmental change (PSE) efforts conducted by EFNEP and/or SNAP-Ed by addressing one over-arching research question: Are PSE approaches combined with direct education more effective for obesity prevention than either approach alone? Research settings are in 4 states across the northeastern U.S., range from farmer’s markets to healthcare providers to schools, and include diverse low-income populations, e.g. urban Hispanic families, rural white adults, and urban African-American youth.
Learning Objectives:

• Describe 5 research studies designed to assess the impact of combined PSE and nutrition education approaches conducted by EFNEP and/or SNAP-Ed implementing agencies in a variety of settings and with diverse populations.Explore initial outcome and process evaluation results from these studies conducted in 4 states across the northeast region of the U.S.Learn how ongoing nutrition education programming was leveraged to engage in research designed to build the evidence base for effective programs.