Date of Award
January 2015
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Department
Health and Kinesiology
First Advisor
Frank J Snyder
Second Advisor
Dennis Savaiano
Committee Member 1
Heather Eicher-Miller
Committee Member 2
Tim Gavin
Abstract
Indiana’s Family Nutrition Program (FNP) is a nutrition education program that offers education at no cost to participants who qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The medium term survey is a paper and pencil based tool that asks participants 17 questions about their usual dietary intake. This survey is completed by participants before and after receiving the Indiana FNP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) four core lessons: MyPlate, Label Reading, Grains, and Fruits & Vegetables. In this study a convenience sample of 27 low-income adults completed Indiana’s FNP medium-term survey and multiple Automated Self-Administered 24 Hour Dietary Recalls (ASA 24). Usual fruit, vegetable and whole grain consumption in cup equivalents from the medium term survey was compared to the average of multiple ASA 24s for the same dietary components. There was no significant difference between ASA 24 and medium term survey values for fruit and vegetable intake. However, whole grain consumption was significantly different (p = 0.004). Results suggest that the medium term survey is a valid tool for assessing usual participant
Recommended Citation
Boeh, Hannah Corrine, "Validating Indiana's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) Medium Term SurveyUsing the NIH NCI ASA 24 Dietary Recall" (2015). Open Access Theses. 1208.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_theses/1208