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Building Access to Food Through Systems and Solidarity (BASIS): A Subsidized and Culturally-adapted Produce Box Program for Immigrant Communities of Brooklyn, NY - Family Box Pilot Study

Description

The goal of this study is to improve diet and social cohesion among Chinese American families living in New York City (NYC) through a program that provides whole grains and legumes, builds ethnic identity, and fosters family resilience. The study ultimately aims to leverage this program to address cardiometabolic disease disparities in a culturally meaningful way.

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The goal of this study is to improve diet and social cohesion among Chinese American families living in New York City (NYC) through a program that provides whole grains and legumes, builds ethnic identity, and fosters family resilience. The study ultimately aims to leverage this program to address cardiometabolic disease disparities in a culturally meaningful way.

Building Access to Food Through Systems and Solidarity (BASIS): A Subsidized and Culturally-adapted Produce Box Program for Immigrant Communities of Brooklyn, NY - Family Box Pilot Study

Building Access to Food Through Systems and Solidarity (BASIS): A Subsidized and Culturally-adapted Produce Box Program for Immigrant Communities of Brooklyn, NY - Family Box Pilot Study

Condition
Cardiometabolic Disease
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

New York

NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, United States, 10016

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Adults aged 18-90 years
  • 2. Self-identify as Chinese or Chinese American
  • 3. Caretaker or parent of at least one child who lives with them between the ages of 2-6 years
  • 4. Willing and able to provide written consent
  • 5. Comfortable speaking English, Cantonese, or Mandarin; reading in English or simplified or traditional Chinese
  • 6. Can travel to CPC site for box pick-up monthly
  • 1. Individuals who don't meet the eligibility criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 90 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

NYU Langone Health,

Madison N LeCroy, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, NYU Langone Health

Study Record Dates

2026-04-30