Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-3-2018
Keywords
Adult, Aged, Caregivers, Child, Communication, Cooking, Family, Female, Fruit, Gardening, Health Education, Humans, Male, Meals, Middle Aged, Socioeconomic Factors, Vegetables
Abstract
This manuscript describes the development of a “learn by actively participating” curriculum for youth and their adult caregivers (dyad pair) to increase gardening skills, culinary competence, and family meal time. The curriculum was developed by integrating “iCook 4-H” and Junior Masters Gardener “Health and Nutrition from the Garden”, and “Essential Elements of 4-H Youth Development” curriculums with additional resources for gardening activities from the USDA’s My Plate and garden-based recipes. Expert reviewers (n = 11) provided feedback on the curriculum content, session structure, dosage, age appropriateness, and balance of the three focused areas. Seven family dyads (n = 14) participated in focus groups about understanding of need, interest, barriers, and potential engagement. A 10-week curriculum was developed and named: iGrow. The curriculum is a hands on, active learning program delivered through five, two-hour sessions using a family dyad model. Three main focus areas included gardening, culinary skills, and family conversation/interaction that all focused on togetherness. For the final iGrow curriculum, expert-level content review and feedback from focus group dyad pairs was used to revise the curriculum which further enhanced the approach and balance of the curriculum content. Focus group feedback supported appropriateness, dosage and learning objectives, and content depth. This curriculum has been developed to provide knowledge of gardening and culinary skills with the goal of increased consumption of fruit and vegetables.
Publication Title
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume
15
Issue
7
Pages
16
Format
application/pdf
Language
en
PMCID
PMC6069260
DOI of Published Version
10.3390/ijerph15071401
Publisher
MDPI
Rights
© 2018 The Authors
Recommended Citation
White, Jade A; Hagedorn, Rebecca L; Waterland, Nicole L.; Barr, Makenzie L.; Famodu, Oluremi A; Root, Amy E.; White, Adrienne A.; Colby, Sarah E.; Franzen-Castle, Lisa; Kattelmann, Kendra; and Olfert, Melissa D., "Development of iGrow: A Curriculum for Youth/Adult Dyads to Increase Gardening Skills, Culinary Competence, and Family Meal Time for Youths and Their Adult Caregivers" (2018). Health and Nutritional Sciences Faculty Publications. 163.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/hns_pubs/163
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Comments
This article was published in Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15(7), 1401; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15071401