NCT02996422

Appalachians Together Restoring the Eating Environment: Improving Healthy Diet in Rural Appalachian Kentucky

Appalachians Together Restoring the Eating Environment (Appal-TREE): Advancing Sustainable CBPR Interventions to Improve Healthy Diet in Rural Appalachian Children

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1,657 (actual)
• Sponsor: Mark Swanson, PhD · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 10 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Most of the nation's serious chronic health challenges and causes of death, including diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and obesity, are directly linked to sub-optimal diet. Both poor diets and associated disease are disproportionately common in the Appalachian counties of eastern Kentucky, a region with stark health inequities, including elevated rates of obesity, overweight, and premature mortality. The purpose of this study is to evaluate a multi-component intervention developed through community-based participatory research methods for improving access to healthy foods and enhancing dietary intake in eastern Kentucky. The intervention components evaluated in this study consist of: 1) a school-based campaign to promote water consumption in middle and high schools and 2) a series of group cooking classes for adults.

Conditions

• Feeding Behavior
• Drinking Behavior

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	School-based water campaign	Includes: 1) the installation of filtered water bottle refilling stations, 2) the distribution of reusable water bottles to all students and teachers, and 3) a social marketing campaign to support the increase of water consumption among students.
BEHAVIORAL	Community cooking classes	Cooking classes will be delivered to groups of 8-12 adult participants as a series of 8 weekly classes in community venues. The content of each class is driven by topics and themes identified and prioritized by community members, namely cooking healthy on tight budget.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-11-01
• Primary completion: 2020-07-31
• Completion: 2020-07-31
• First posted: 2016-12-19
• Last updated: 2021-06-16