Enhancing Food as Medicine Interventions for Food Insecure Postpartum Women in Central Texas

Description

The purpose of this study is to compare the short-term and long term impacts of Food is the Best Medicine (FBM)-Virtual on diet quality, food security status, breastfeeding rates, mental health status, rates of home cooking, and rationing coping strategies relative to FBM-In Person among food insecure, postpartum women and to compare implementation outcomes across the FBM-Virtual and FBM-In Person using process data collected from the participants, Community Health Worker (CHW)s, and partner organizations.

Conditions

Food Insecurity in Post Partum Women

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The purpose of this study is to compare the short-term and long term impacts of Food is the Best Medicine (FBM)-Virtual on diet quality, food security status, breastfeeding rates, mental health status, rates of home cooking, and rationing coping strategies relative to FBM-In Person among food insecure, postpartum women and to compare implementation outcomes across the FBM-Virtual and FBM-In Person using process data collected from the participants, Community Health Worker (CHW)s, and partner organizations.

Enhancing Food as Medicine Interventions for Food Insecure Postpartum Women in Central Texas

Enhancing Food as Medicine Interventions for Food Insecure Postpartum Women in Central Texas

Condition
Food Insecurity in Post Partum Women
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Austin

Ascension Seton Medical Center, Austin, Texas, United States, 78705

Houston

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

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

  • * food insecure
  • * to communicate in English or Spanish.
  • * not living within the food produce zip code delivery radius
  • * having any dietary allergies.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 45 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston,

Alexandra van den Berg, MPH, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Study Record Dates

2025-06-30