Addressing Childhood Obesity in Early Head Start Population in Philadelphia through Early Intervention and Food Buying Clubs

Authors

Nishant Pandya, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Rickie Brawer, MPH, PhD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Sarah Roescher, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

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Description

Aims:

To implement a food buying club model to increase access to fresh and healthy foods for families whose children (ages 2-5) participate in Early Head Start and the Maternity Care Coalition.

Compare four potential food distributors: Philadelphia SHARE, Asociacion Puertorriquenos in Marcha (APM), The Common Market, and JETRO to find the organization that can best implement a feasible food buying club run through Early Head Start to fit the families needs.

Publication Date

11-30-2016

Keywords

Addressing Childhood Obesity in Early Head Start Population in Philadelphia through Early Intervention and Food Buying Clubs, CWIC-PH, College within a college, Thomas Jefferson University, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Population Health

Disciplines

Public Health

Recommended Citation

Pandya, Nishant; Brawer, MPH, PhD, Rickie; and Roescher, Sarah, "Addressing Childhood Obesity in Early Head Start Population in Philadelphia through Early Intervention and Food Buying Clubs" (2016). CwiC Posters. 22.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/cwicposters/22