iCook: Lessons Learned about Recruiting Youth and Their Primary Adult Food Preparers for a 4-H Cooking Intervention

Document Type

Abstract

Publication Date

4-2013

Abstract

Objective: Family dyads (n=61) of youth (9–10 years old) and their primary adult food preparers were recruited in 5 states to participate in a 12-week pilot test of culinary training, family meal involvement, and physical activity. Participants completed an online recruitment process survey reporting they heard about the research study from 4-H Program/Cooperative Extension leaders (41%), friend or family member (25%), school mailings (20%), researcher (5%), fliers (2%) or through other avenues (7%). Many youth (41%) had previously participated in 4-H youth programs. When adults were asked what made them want to participate, they reported desire to spend time with their children (82%), cook with their children (79%), learn how to have better meals (58%), learn how to be more active with their children (38%), learn how to grocery shop (23%), and other reasons (12%). Opportunity to develop family relationships and word-of-mouth recruitment appear to be effective strategies to pursue in future recruitment efforts for the intervention study. Researchers and Extension leaders formed partnerships for effective recruitment efforts.

Publication Title

The FASEB Journal

Volume

27

First Page

Abstract Number: 1063.18

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