Dismantling the U.S. Social Norm of the "Kids' Food" Archetype (REACH Project)

Description

This project is the first stage of a health promotion campaign to shift social norms about marketing and feeding children ultra-processed foods. Embedded within a longitudinal ethnographic study using photo-elicitation techniques, mothers of preschool-age children will be randomly assigned to arts-based or traditional education about ultra-processed food.

Conditions

Food Selection, Environmental Exposure

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

This project is the first stage of a health promotion campaign to shift social norms about marketing and feeding children ultra-processed foods. Embedded within a longitudinal ethnographic study using photo-elicitation techniques, mothers of preschool-age children will be randomly assigned to arts-based or traditional education about ultra-processed food.

Dismantling the U.S. Social Norm of the "Kids' Food" Archetype That Includes Ultra-processed Foods Such as Chicken Nuggets and Fries in the Newark, NJ Community

Dismantling the U.S. Social Norm of the "Kids' Food" Archetype (REACH Project)

Condition
Food Selection
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Newark

Leaguers Inc. Head Start, Newark, New Jersey, United States, 07102

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * English-speaking
  • * African American or Black or bi-racial or multi-racial African American and Black mothers
  • * \>18 years
  • * Female
  • * Legal guardian of a preschool-age child (3-5 years) participating in the Leaguers, Inc.
  • * Spanish-speaking
  • * Other racial and ethnic groups
  • * Fathers

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 85 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey,

Pamela Rothpletz-Puglia, EdD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Study Record Dates

2024-07-01