A Complementary Teaching Activity for Food Security and Healthy Eating Behavior Change in a Community College
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https://doi.org/10.55420/2693.9193.v8.n2.258Keywords:
healthy eating, habit change, college students, experiential learning, high-risk community, food insecurityAbstract
Food insecurity and poor eating habits among college students and their implications have become important subjects of both academic research and practical interest for administrators and policy makers. Community college teachers in the field of nutrition, public health and healthy lifestyles are often confronted with a divergence between the theoretical and practical contents of their courses and the actual wellness and lifestyle practices of their students. Since many of these students are future health care providers and public health promoters as part of a trend to diversify the health care workforce, this issue now takes on a particular relevance. This article describes how a food and garden club, in association with a human nutrition course in a very diverse community college population, has addressed these problems and has been instrumental in effecting change in the dietary habits of these students from a high-risk urban community.
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