Source: OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY submitted to
FOOD FOR A LONG LIFE: A COMMUNITY-BASED INTERGENERATIONAL PROJECT
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
TERMINATED
Funding Source
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
1010669
Grant No.
2016-41520-25616
Project No.
OHOW-2016-04761
Proposal No.
2016-04761
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Program Code
MC
Project Start Date
Sep 1, 2016
Project End Date
Aug 31, 2021
Grant Year
2020
Project Director
Jarrott, S.
Recipient Organization
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTER
COLUMBUS,OH 43210
Performing Department
College of Social Work
Non Technical Summary
We propose to use a community-based participatory action research (CBPAR) approach with intergenerational strategies to increase healthy food access, consumption and education for at-risk young children and their families living in high poverty areas in Columbus, Ohio and Lynchburg, Virginia. Specifically, we will partner with community stakeholders and four early childhood centers, two in each state, in a process of planning, program development, implementation, and examination of results followed by adaptation of activities. Evidence-based intergenerational programming methods will be integrated into activities, and the abilities of young children, elders, and their families will be harnessed. Community partners include experts in early childhood development, nutrition and food security, community engagement, and intergenerational programming. Efforts will incorporate the SNAP-Ed and EFNEP curricula and standard USDA instruments of food security and behavior change. The SNAP-Ed and EFNEP outcome measures will be adapted not only to collect information from families, but also from preschool children. A delayed treatment design of introducing the intergenerational approaches at two sites initially, while utilizing the others as comparisons, will be used to examine the benefits of incorporating elders in the activities. All four sites will engage in the intergenerational programming in Year 3. The CBPAR process will develop and enhance long-term sustainable networks of early childhood educator, food, and community stakeholders supporting the continuation of programming after grant funding has ended. This project supports the National CYFAR Outcome to reduce food insecurity by increasing access, consumption, and nutritional education to improve health in early childhood.
Animal Health Component
0%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
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Applied
50%
Developmental
50%
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
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Goals / Objectives
We propose to use a community-based participatory action research (CBPAR) approach withintergenerational strategies to increase healthy food access, consumption and education for at-risk young children and their families living in high poverty areas in Columbus, Ohio and Lynchburg, Virginia. Specifically, we will partner with community stakeholders and four early childhood centers, two in each state, in a process of planning, program development, implementation, and examination of results followed by adaptation of activities.Short Term ObjectivesYoung children, elders and their families will increase their access to nutritional food as measured by a program participation tracking system, participant questionnaires and semistructured interviews and focus groups.Young children, elders' and families' nutrition-based knowledge will increase and attitudes and behaviors will improve as evidenced by participant questionnaires, semistructured interviews and focus groups, and observations.Intergenerational best practices will be implemented in the nutritional interventions as indicated by administrative program tracking.Long Term ObjectivesFood, early childhood, social services and OSU Extension and VA Cooperative Extension will provide better coordinated, sustainable services as evidenced by the establishment and reporting of food networks/coalitions in the communities where the sites are located.Intergenerational approaches to addressing food security and nutrition challenges of young children and their families will be integrated in the communities where the program sites are located as evidenced by the development and implementation of new intergenerational approaches used by the food networks/collaborations.
Project Methods
EffortsA child's contact with the program will be twice weekly activities lasting 30-minutes, with at least one activity being intergenerational (IG). Older adult participants' contact will be 1-2 times weekly for 30-minutes. Family carers' contact with the program will be at least twice monthly, and contact may be through electronic or print material or site-based (sorting donated food or attending a cooking demonstration). Staff members, administrators, and stakeholders' contact with Food for a Long Life program content will vary depending on the individual's role. For example, the children's teachers and elder program staff will have weekly contact of 30-90 minutes per activity (including preparation and documentation). Administrators and stakeholders will have quarterly contact with project members via conference calls, face-to-face meetings, or scheduled programming.Curriculum for young children and families will include accessible, culturally relevant nutrition, resource management, and food handling opportunities. Activities will be hands-on, interactive, empowering (with knowledge and choice), and incorporate participants' interests and histories. The program content will be driven by the existing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) and Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) curriculum utilized in each state, and will reflect the ages and abilities of participants. Staff will facilitate activities to support interaction between child and elder partners. High- and low-technology tools will be incorporated regularly. Curriculum for service providers will be just-in-time training that addresses nutrition, food security, and IG best practices via quarterly in-service sessions and distance education. SNAP-Ed and EFNEP utilizes a train the trainer model to deliver curricula. Extension professionals will train teachers to implement nutrition programming incorporating IG programming.EvaluationIncreased access to nutritional foods by participants will be measured annually starting in Year 2 with standard measures of household food security: (a) USDA US Household Food Security Survey, (b) Household Food Insecurity Access Scale, and (c) Food Security Survey Module for children. Existing pantry tracking systems starting in year 1 and repeated annually will report age, gender, and household information on participants. Program participation logs (dosage) will be completed by staff for each activity to indicate participation and increased access to nutritional foods.Increased nutrition-based knowledge and behaviors among participants will be measured annually starting in year two with modified existing SNAP-Ed and EFNEP outcome measures including the EFNEP Behavior Checklist, USDA Food Frequency Questionnaires, EFNEP Eating Right Survey, and Guidelines for Measuring Household and Individual Dietary Diversity. Program participation logs (dosage) will be completed by staff for each activity to indicate participation and increased nutrition-based knowledge and behaviors. Finally, participant and staff focus groups will be conducted annually starting in year 2 to address barriers to food access and effective implementation of the activities and technology, the utility of intergenerational strategies, and perceived impact on young children, elders, families, and staff.Increased use of intergenerational best practices by program staff and volunteers will be measured with quizzes completed by all site staff and volunteers (who may complete an abbreviated curriculum) as part of the intergenerational best practices curriculum. Staff will complete an intergenerational Best Practices checklist for each activity reflecting child and elder participation, program staffing, and self-assessed use of best practices. Finally, direct observations of child and elder participants and staff behaviors during programming using the Intergenerational Observation Scale will be conducted monthly by trained observers.Data analysis of qualitative data (e.g., focus groups) will involve content analysis of transcripts, looking for themes of barriers, successes, and impacts. Some quantitative data (e.g., the Household Food Inecurity Access Scale) will be analyzed with measures of central tendencies and correlations with repeated measures analysis between groups. Regression models will be tested to examine predictors of program outcomes (e.g., with the participation logs, Best Practices Checklist, Intergenerational Observation Scale, and nutrition-based knowledge and behavior measures), looking at intraindividual change and site differences.

Progress 09/01/16 to 08/31/21

Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience was pre-school age children attending four early childhood education sites that werepartnering with adult care or volunteer programs in Columbus, Ohio and Lynchburg, Virginia. During the funding period, programming was delivered in both states, with intergenerational programming, though in-person intergenerational programming discontinued during COVID. The sites served racially and socioeconomically diverse participants and an approximately equal number of males and females. The Columbus sites were located in an urban area, while the Lynchburg sites were located in a semi-urban area. All four sites were located in food deserts and were selected for their limited access to healthy food. Changes/Problems:The CBPAR process allowed for flexibility during the five years of FFLL that ultimately benefitted programming and program participants. Importantly, FFLL identified and addressed emergent community needs through constant communication with FFLL team members and key stakeholders. Some of these needs included limited access to nutritious foods, sustainable nutrition education programming, and loneliness and social isolation. These continued conversations allowed partners to brainstorm potential strategies that could address the identified needs, including developing a food satellite food panty at one preschool site in Ohio, finding and implementing a new preschool nutrition education curriculum in Virginia, supporting food pantry efforts in Ohio and Virginia that aligned with FFLL during identified Covid-19 needs, and delivering recreation and activity packages that had an intergenerational component to older adults in Virginia. The CBPAR process allowed FFLL to make necessary pivots when roadblocks occurred, especially during Covid-19. FFLL retained and continued forming partnerships, which was essential to program success given that in-person programming ceased because of safety protocols and prolonged (and even permanent) site closures (both preschool and older adult sites). These partnerships included a new preschool site in Virginia where single-generation nutrition education programming was delivered in year 5, a new food pantry in Virginia, a re-established partnership with a food pantry in Ohio, and connections with a local artist and poet in Ohio who implemented creative expression programming for older adults at an adult day service site. Data collection during this time also changed in that data collection with preschool parents/guardians that previously took place in-person became untenable when centers closed and planned programming ceased. FFLL ultimately decided to track participation through headcounts and conduct annual interview/focus group data, which proved most appropriate given programming shifts. While FFLL's CBPAR approach made needed transitions smoother, FFLL still encountered some challenges over the five years. Despite the continual efforts of FFLL to establish partnerships to promote program sustainability, staff turnover was inevitable. Introductions to new key stakeholders in the middle of the project timeline made it more difficult to achieve important predictors of sustainability, buy-in and communication among partners. These challenges became particularly apparent early in Year 4 when programming among preschoolers terminated in Ohio and at one adult day program in Virginia. Efforts to work through stringent requirements for intergenerational contact at one Ohio site were underway when Covid-19 shifted priorities. Ultimately, safety and operational barriers precluded intergenerational programming during the pandemic. Even when the risk of Covid-19 has diminished and shared programming could resume, some sites' requirements for ongoing collaboration with outside members may prove prohibitive to intergenerational programming or delivery of nutrition curriculum by an Extension Educator. Other challenges related to data collection. While FFLL followed a protocol for data collection, asking parents to complete quantitative measures proved difficult in that many parents did not have adequate time during child pick-up, did not physically come to the preschool, or did not return surveys, creating additional challenges to collecting data from a distance. Based on our experiences gathering data in person, we determined that online data collection would not be feasible for participants, particularly because of additional strains families were navigating due to Covid-19. Relatedly, completion of repeated measures assessments by participants were extremely limited due largely to turnover among preschool students and unreturned surveys. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?USDA CYFAR grant funding provided many training and professional development opportunities to FFLL team members, which allowed them to gain critical skills needed to carry out the proposed project. Throughout the five years, several opportunities allowed FFLL team members to gain continued advice and guidance from consulting professionals. FFLL team members consulted with Dr. Jim Carinigi (a community-based participatory action research expert from Montana State University), attended regular CYFAR coach calls, scheduled regular meetings with The Ohio State University College of Social Work Post-award Grants and Contracts Specialist, met frequently with The Ohio State University Institutional Review Board (IRB) personnel, and met with RedCap statistical software consultants and the Ohio State Statistical Consulting Service. Additionally, many FFLL team members and key stakeholders attended various project-relevant trainings that helped to inform program quality, such as IRB, CITI, and ethical conduct of research trainings, research methodology workshops, food training (i.e., learning how to organize and operate a food pantry), qualitative and quantitative software training (i.e., Atlas.ti and SPSS), and nutrition curricula training (i.e., LEAP and WISE). FFLL team members and stakeholders also benefited from educational opportunities focusing on intergenerational programming, aging, leadership, and nutrition education. For example, Andrea Weaver provided a workshop on intergenerational leadership. Several FFLL team members completed the Ageism First Aid online course provided by the Association of Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE), attended annual CYFAR workshops, and attended Cooperative Extension sponsored nutrition workshops Finally, FFLL provided team members opportunities to regularly attend and present at the Gerontological Society of America and the Generations United conferences, the Community Engagement Conference at The Ohio State University, the CYFAR workshop, the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior conference, the Engaged Scholars Consortium and the Science of Dissemination and Implementation conference. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?FFLL has shared project results with both community stakeholders and the academic community. Annual infographics were made to share major accomplishments and findings with community partners, who were encouraged to share the information with preschool parents and adult day service family members. FFLL Twitter and Instagram accounts also served as a communication platform to share accomplishments and recent FFLL publications to its followers. Multiple conference presentations, including posters, workshops, and symposia (See Products) were given to practitioners and researchers to describe major accomplishments and our experience with the CBPAR process. In addition, FFLL has published several academic journal articles and integrated intergenerational findings and proven practices within the continuing education course (See Products). What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?While grant funding has ended, the FFLL research team plans to continue writing scholarly manuscripts for publication utilizing both quantitative and qualitative data collected over the five years. FFLL also aims to continue strengthening partnerships among Cooperative Extension and community partners to further integrate intergenerational strategies within programming. Findings and experiences from this project as well as the newly updated continuing education course will help inform and guide a third intergenerational project funded by CYFAR, Bridge2Health, which began August 26, 2021.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Short-term results from the first three years of programming indicated that parents of preschool children who participated in single and multigenerational nutrition education programming generally reported that their children had more healthful behaviors (e.g., eating more vegetables) and experienced greater food security at the end of each year's programming when compared to pre-test scores. In addition to survey findings, annual interviews (n = 34) and focus groups (n = 14) held with key stakeholders (i.e., preschool teachers, adult day service staff, FFLL team members) revealed that preschool children embodied the healthful messages of the nutrition curricula. Specifically, children ate more nutritious foods during schooltime, had more positive perceptions toward healthy foods, and asked their parents to buy healthy target foods introduced during programming. Moreover, intergenerational strategies included within nutrition programming proved beneficial for both youth and older participants. Stakeholders indicated that older adult participants provided positive modeling behaviors for the children (e.g., trying the target foods) and had a positive social impact on the children's wellbeing. In all, nutrition education programming impacted more than 300 children over the four years of programming. In addition to nutrition education, a newly developed food satellite pantry at an Ohio preschool site operated for seven months during Year 3 of programming (Year 4 of the study) and served a total of 408 staff and family members to increase access to healthy foods. Despite programming pivots due to Covid-19 safety protocols, FFLL continued efforts toward promoting sustainable services at the partnered sites. Regarding nutrition education, FFLL supported 11 educators and Cooperative Extension professionals in obtaining the SNAP-Ed approved training for the preschool nutrition curriculum Together, We Inspire Smart Eating (WISE). WISE programming was implemented within Years 4 and 5 of the FFLL project in Virginia and reached approximately 119 children. Importantly, the FFLL program associate who primarily delivered the WISE curriculum within both single and multigenerational settings plans to continue supporting WISE and IG programming beyond the grant funding period in her current full-time position. Most noteworthy is the potential impact of FFLL's pilot efforts implementing the WISE curriculum in Virginia and contributing to the potential of WISE becoming the primary preschool nutrition curriculum to be used across the state of Virginia. Although in-person intergenerational programming came to a halt due to Covid-19, FFLL team members continued integrating intergenerational components to help address newly identified community needs such as increased social isolation. Specifically, FFLL delivered 6 monthly recreation and activity packages that had an intergenerational component (e.g., a recording of a child's voice reminding older adults to drink their water) to 120 adult day service participants in Virginia within Year 4 of programming (Year 5 of the study). These activity packages helped to establish a new connection between a local preschool and adult day service center. Notably, during the final annual interview, key stakeholders within both states shared that they now better understand the role intergenerational programming can play in addressing food security and how intergenerational strategies can be used to address other identified community needs. Additionally, many of the community partners expressed interest in continuing to integrate intergenerational strategies and opportunities in the future. Partners look forward to reconnecting with other sites in-person to make intergenerational connections when it is safe to do so. Due to partner barriers and Covid-19, all preschool education programming in Ohio ceased during Years 4 and 5 of the project. However, FFLL forged new partnerships with local artists to provide older adults at the adult day service site with an opportunity for a meaning making project to address identified loneliness and social isolation. This programming allowed for intergenerational connections among the artists and the older adult participants while providing a platform to express their thoughts and emotions and share memories through creative means. This programming resulted in a book that included original poetry and artwork. This experience not only positively impacted the participants, but also the artists by providing a new intergenerational experience they would not have otherwise had. Through community partnerships, FFLL supported new initiatives spurred by the Covid-19 pandemic. First, the FFLL associate with Virginia Cooperative Extension bridged a new connection that resulted in a successful partnership with a local food pantry in Lynchburg, Virginia. For 11 months during Year 4 of the program, FFLL assisted in the delivery of healthy foods and informal nutrition education to an average of 47 families served each week. Cooperative Extension partners plan to continue providing nutrition education components for those the food pantry serves beyond the grant funding period. Specifically, the food pantry leveraged FFLL support to secure an external grant to expand their capital resources and Extension educators will continue providing periodic food preparation demonstrations and create a recipe resource library at the site. In collaboration with Franklin County Extension partners, FFLL awarded financial support ($34,255) in the form of mini-grants to five community projects in Ohio that aligned with FFLL goals, namely providing youth and older community members will land-based skills to foster social and physiological health of those living in food deserts. Funds were used to purchase items such as the installation of a water line, raised beds, produce boxes to be delivered to residents, and replacement fencing as well as education opportunities, including nutrition programming, intergenerational cooking demos, and the hiring of a local artist (Nichole Burton) to foster student learning. In total, approximately 250 participants were positively impacted through FFLL's financial support. Last, the FFLL research team updated a continuing education course focused on intergenerational programming and proven practices for activity leaders interested in beginning or continuing to develop intergenerational programs.

Publications

  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Naar, J.J., Uva, K., Manzer, M., Shanely, S., Jarrott, S.E., (2021, September 21-23). Intergenerational engagement: Bringing universities and communities together through recreation programming [Paper presentation]. National Recreation and Park Association Annual Congress, Nashville, TN, United States.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Jarrott, S. E., Scrivano, R. M., Naar, J., & Bunger, A. C. (2021, November 10-13). Adapting nutrition programming for intergenerational implementation. In (Chair), Applying principles of implementation science to aging programs and policies [Symposium presentation]. The Gerontological Society of America 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting, online.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Jarrott, S. E., Naar, J., & Scrivano, R. M. (2021, November 10-13). Responding to intergenerational food security and nutritional needs with remote programming. In (Chair), Intergenerational programming during the pandemic: Transforming during (constantly) changing times [Symposium presentation]. The Gerontological Society of America 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting, online.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Jarrott, S. E., Turner, S. G., Naar, J., Scrivano, R. M., & Weaver, R. H. (2021, November 10-13). Program practices predict intergenerational interaction among youth and older adults [Poster presentation]. The Gerontological Society of America 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting, online.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Accepted Year Published: 2021 Citation: Juris, J. J., Scrivano, R. M., Speidel, E., Bailey, L., & Jarrott, S. E. (In press). The development of a food satellite pantry through community-based participatory action research. International Journal of Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Jarrott, S. E., Juckett, L. A., Juris Naar, J., Scrivano, R. M.,* & Lobb, J. M. (2021). Addressing childrens nutritional needs with community-based participatory action research: Staff reflections. Progress in Community Health Partnerships, 15(3), 327-336. https://doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2021.0035
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Jarrott, S. E., Turner, S. G., & Naar, J. J., Juckett, L. M., & Scrivano, R. M. (2021). Increasing the power of intergenerational programs: Advancing an evaluation tool. Journal of Applied Gerontology. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F07334648211015459
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Manzer, M., & Juris, J. (2021). Collaboration and intergenerational programming to promote wellness and healthy aging. National Recreation and Park Association Blog. https://www.nrpa.org/blog/collaboration-and-intergenerational-programming-to-promote-wellness-and-healthy-aging/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Jarrott, S. E., Juris, J., & Scrivano, R. M. (2021). Intergenerational programs: Evidence in practice. Continuing education course. Available at: https://wwew.scarlet.instructure.com
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Scrivano, R. M., & Jarrott, S. E. (2020, April 2-3). Intergenerational nutrition education program planning: The use of community-based participatory action research [Poster presentation]. Ohio Association of Gerontology and Education, Athens, OH, United States, online.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Jarrott, S. E., Bailey, L., Grammas, B., Scrivano, R. M., Speidel, E., & Lobb, J. M. (2021, April 14-16). Launching a food satellite  bringing a food pantry to adult and child day care families [Poster presentation]. Ohio Association of Gerontology and Education, online.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Lobb, J., & Scrivano, R. M. (2020, April 16-17). Intergenerational strategies for nutrition programming [Poster presentation]. Ohio Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Columbus, OH, United States, online.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Jarrott, S. E., Naar, J. J., & Scrivano, R. M. (2021, June 15-17). Evidence-based intergenerational practices: An updated CEU online course [Speed session presentation]. Generations United's 21st Biennial Global Intergenerational Conference, online.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Juris, J., Tyler-Mackey, C., Speidel, E., Doss, E., Tanner, K., Scrivano, R. M., Lobb, J., & Jarrott, S. E. (2021, September 13-15). Engaging partners to create intergenerational nutrition programs with low-access communities [Poster presentation]. Engagement Scholarship Consortium, online.


Progress 09/01/19 to 08/31/20

Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience is pre-school age children attending four early childhood education sites thatare partnering with adult care or volunteer programs in Columbus, Ohio and Lynchburg, Virginia. During the September 2019-August 2020 reporting period, programming continued in both states, with intergenerational programming continuing in both Ohio and Virginia. The sites serve racially and socioeconomically diverse participants and an approximately equal number of males and females. The Columbus sites are located in an urban area, while the Lynchburg sites are located in a semi-urban area. All four sites are located in food deserts and were selected for their limited access to healthy food. Changes/Problems:Due to the receipt of a grant to provide curricula and coaching for teachers, the Ohio sites needed to discontinue nutrition education programming delivered by FFLL in the classroom. Teachers in these classes are expected to dedicate additional time during the day to facilitating children's learning using the grant-funded curriculum, which significantly reduced degrees of freedom to incorporate supplemental learning opportunities like nutrition education curriculum. FFLL goals are supported in Ohio through the Food Satellite program and provision of educational materials to families, older adults, and staff affiliated with the program. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?1. The PD and Data Manager attended the Science of Dissemination and Implementation Conference in December 2019. 2. Project Manager provided training to a new team member for qualitative software program Atlas.ti. (April 2020) 3. Research members consulted with REDCap experts for training to support online evaluation data collection. 4. FFLL personnel obtained training on the newest SNAP-Ed approved nutrition curriculum for pre-school age children, We Inspire Smart Eating (WISE: Arkansas). The WISE curriculum is being implemented at both VA sites. 5. PD, Project Manager, Data Manager, and Research Assistant attended the annual meetings of the Gerontological Society of America in November 2019. 6. PD and Data Manager attended the annual Dissemination and Implementation Conference in December 2019. 7. IG Coordinator in Ohio attended a 2-day Leadership Training workshop in October 2019. She is also currently completing coursework to earn a Masters of Divinity. 8. Research Assistant obtained varied training: a. Red Cap training to build skills in data management b. Participating in the Ohio Scholars in Aging program 9. New team members completed CITI training on ethical conduct of research. 10. The VA Co-PD, Extension Agent, and lead facilitator (October, 2019) attended the Youth and Family Symposium, Richmond, VA. 11. The VA Co-PD, Extension Agent, lead facilitator, and program manager will attend the meetings of the Virginia Master Food Volunteers (May, 2020). 12. The OH Extension Educator participated in continuing education related to nutrition and/or aging. a. "I'm Positive I'm Aging," hosted by hosted by the North Central Region Aging Network b. Brain Health & Aging e-learning event hosted by the University of Illinois Extension, as well as webinars titled "Senior moments and other misnomers about the aging brain" and "Nutrition Needs of the Aging Adult" c. In-service on topics in aging, including information on caregiving, telehealth, and mental health in older adults (January 2020) How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?1. An infographic summarizing efforts of year three was distributed to partners and stakeholders through print and digital media. 2. An infographic summary of the previous year's nutrition education efforts will be shared with participants, families, and stakeholders in Ohio and Virginia in February 2020. 3. The technology consultant increased social media imprint and connections through Twitter and Facebook. Twitter impressions averaged 1,846 per month. 4. See also dissemination products listed under Products What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?1. The Discovery Councils will continue to meet as a whole and in sub-committees to contribute to the community-based participation action research (CBPAR) strategy. Meetings will involve sharing process evaluation data about FFLL programming and data collection efforts, sharing in data interpretation, and collaborating to support sustainability beyond the grant period, respond to challenges, and disseminate FFLL information and findings. 2. We Inspire Smart Eating (WISE) curriculum will continue at the two Virginia sites. To prepare for sustainability of curricular programming, partners will work to provide WISE facilitator training to the teachers and administrators at the sites. FFLL facilitating staff (Doss and Thurman) who led programming in Year 4 with teacher support will work with these teachers and administrators to co-create a mentoring plan in which Doss and Thurman transition to roles of coaching and supporting the teachers' planning, implementation, and documentation of WISE curricular activities. a. To support sustainability of intergenerational WISE curricular programming, FFLL PDs, the PM, and VA Extension Educator will work with site staff to explore means and plans by which monthly or bi-weekly intergenerational programming can be sustained. 3. Distribution of bags with snacks for children during school breaks will continue at the VA site with high SNAP participation. To sustain this programming, partners will explore the creation of a Memorandum of Understanding between community partners and/or a summary document outlining the process for requesting and receiving the snack bags in subsequent years. 4. Food Satellite programming will continue in Columbus, Ohio with routine monthly orders placed by families and delivered by the partnering food bank. To support sustainability, Ohio team members will develop a Food Satellite manual, including: (a) role descriptions, (b) schematics for set up and flow of order pick-up, (c) monthly calendar, (d) schedule for order delivery and pick-up days, (e) evaluation tools, and (f) resources to share with families related to healthy food access and nutrition education. 5. Unity Fridge produce distribution in Columbus will continue during local growing months (approximately May-October). To support sustainability, Ohio team members will develop a Unity Fridge manual, including: (a) role descriptions, (b) directions and schematics for pick-up and distribution, (c)monthly calendar, (e) evaluation tools, and (f) resources to share related to healthy food access and preparation of the produce. 6. The Technology Consultant will ensure that technology needed for programming and related training is current and in place to support site needs and FFLL goals. 7. Process, implementation, and outcome data will continue to be collected: a. Researchers will prepare at least one research article and a conference presentation for dissemination to broader audiences of scholars and practitioners interested in healthy food access, community-based services, participatory action research, and intergenerational strategies. b. In support of employing a true CBPAR approach, at least one community research partner, someone not paid on the FFLL project, will serve as a co-author of presentation and/or paper reflecting work of FFLL.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? 1. In support of the objective to increase access to nutritional food, the project tracked participation in a number of initiatives. In Ohio, FFLL supported distribution of fresh produce to families of 49 preschoolers, 48 older adults, and 37 staff members who were able to choose the produce they wished to take home during growing months, when the Unity Fridge Farm donated locally grown produce. In partnership with community stakeholders, including the Broad Street Food Pantry, FFLL introduced a monthly Food Satellite program at one Ohio site. Orders placed electronically with the Broad Street Food Pantry were delivered to the childcare site where families could receive orders without having to make an extra stop to access a food bank. The pantry provided monthly orders of meat, dairy, eggs, bread, fresh produce, and shelf-stable foods to 53 persons affiliated with the child care or neighboring adult day services program from September 2019 through August 2020, with the exception of April-May due to COVID-19. In Virginia, a SNAP-Educator and local church collaborated to acquire food from the local food bank and prepare and distribute 160 bags of snacks to children at one site immediately prior to the winter break, providing children with additional food when they would not be in school for an extended period of time. At the same Virginia site, a fall market day is coordinated between the Extension educator and SNAP-Ed educator during which children and older adult partners can select and take fresh produce home. Additional data, in the form of surveys and focus group data will be collected in late spring 2020. 2. In support of the objective knowledge will increase and attitudes and behaviors will improve, FFLL implemented several efforts. In Virginia, program staff introduced the newest SNAP-Ed approved curriculum, We Inspire Smart Eating (WISE), which is especially valuable to FFLL because it is specifically designed for preschoolers. Children join multiple lessons from each unit and join an intergenerational WISE lesson with their older adult partners on a monthly basis. Children from five classrooms across the two Virginia sites are participating. Acceptability data will be gathered in February 2020 to determine the interest and capacity of teachers to sustain programming beyond the FFLL funding period. As well, spring 2020 interviews groups provide evidence of changes in attitudes and behaviors resulting from instructional efforts. 3. In support of the objective intergenerational best practices will be implemented in nutrition interventions, the project implemented best practices during intergenerational (and single generation) FFLL programming. Staff implementation of programming will be assessed in mid-2020 with video data currently being recorded in Virginia, where the WISE preschool curriculum was introduced in September 2019. The observations will reflect the pillars of the WISE curriculum, for which FFLL team members have received training from curriculum developers, and comparison between intergeneration and non-intergenerational settings. Progress Towards Long-Term Goals (I didn't change this from last report...still applies) 1. Through partnerships with Ohio State University Extension, Virginia Cooperative Extension, and other local organizations, child and adult care programs have been introduced to available education and food resources that will remain available to them beyond the FFLL grant-funding period. 2. Discovery Council members, local collaborators (e.g., churches and food banks), and FFLL contractors (e.g., Yoder's Farms) have introduced childcare providers and families to resources that will be available to them beyond FFLL grant funding, thereby building a larger network of healthy food access connections. 3. Through intergenerational approaches, the Food Satellite at one Ohio site addresses food security and nutrition challenges by providing monthly access to healthy food for children, older adults, and staff to take home. 4. The development and implementation of intergenerational collaborations at both Virginia childcare sites provides nutrition education through intergenerational strategies.

Publications

  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Jarrott, S. E., Cao, Q.,* Dabelko-Schoeny, H. I., & Kaiser, M. L. (2019). Developing intergenerational interventions to address food insecurity among pre-school children: A community-based participatory approach. Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition. doi: 10.1080/19320248.2019.1640827
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Under Review Year Published: 2019 Citation: Jarrott, S. E., Juckett, L. A., Naar, J. J., & Scrivano, R. (2019). Addressing childrens nutritional needs with community-based participatory action research: Staff reflections. Manuscript under review.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Jarrott, S. E., & Juckett, L. A. (2019, November). Assessing nutritional risk in adult day services: Utility of the DETERMINE checklist. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Gerontological Society of America.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Teller, A. A. (2019). Year 3 Food for a Long Life Infographic. Available at: https://cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/u.osu.edu/dist/b/35504/files/2019/04/Year-1-2-Infographic-27oylk2.pdf
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Doss, L., Tanner, K., & Tyler-Mackey, C. (2019, October). Reaching an underserved audience through intergenerational practices. Presentation made at Youth and Family Symposium, Richmond, VA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Naar, J.J. (2020, February). Engaging communities in research: A community based participatory action research project focusing on intergenerational nutrition. Humanities Council Research Celebration. Appalachian State University. Boone, NC.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Accepted Year Published: 2020 Citation: Tanner, K. Doss, L., Tyler-Mackey, C., & Naar, J. J. (2020, May). Intergenerational programs to address food security. Presentation to Virginia Master Food Volunteers.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Under Review Year Published: 2020 Citation: Naar, J. J., Scrivano, R. M., Speidel, E., Bailey, L., & Jarrott, S. E. (2020). The development of a food satellite pantry through community based participatory action research. Manuscript under review.


Progress 09/01/18 to 08/31/19

Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience is pre-school age children attending four early childhood education sites that are partnering with adult care or volunteer programs in Columbus, Ohio and Lynchburg, Virginia. During the September 2018-August 2019 reporting period, programming continued in both states, with intergenerational programming launching for two sites, one each in Ohio and Virginia. The sites serve racially and socioeconomically diverse participants and an approximately equal number of males and females. The Columbus sites are located in an urban area, while the Lynchburg sites are located in a semi-urban area. All four sites are located in food deserts and were selected for their limited access to healthy food. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? FFLL team members, including the co-PDs, Project Manager, VA Cooperative Extension Associate, and Technology Consultant attended the CYFAR Workshop in June 2019. Project Manager completed training for qualitative software program Atlas.ti. (April 2019) Ohio IG coordinator attended community engagement conference at the Ohio State University in January 2019. PD attended an Art of Hosting workshop in April 2019. PD attended IRB consultations at the Ohio State University (September 2018-March 2019) Data Manager attended RedCap training and met with RedCap consultant to build skills in data management. PD, Data Manager, and Ohio IG Coordinator attended training provided by Andrea Weaver of Bridges Together on intergenerational leadership development in Ohio. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? An infographic summarizing efforts of year two was distributed during discovery council meetings. A summary of the year's nutrition education efforts were shared with participants, families, and stakeholders in Ohio and Virginia in May 2019. Monthly newsletters with recipes were shared with families in Ohio September-November 2018. See also dissemination products listed under Products What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?During Year four of FFLL: The Discovery Councils will continue to meet on a regular basis to contribute to the community-based participation research strategy. Some meetings will be key informant rather than inclusive of the whole group. Meetings will involve sharing process evaluation data about FFLL programming and data collection efforts, sharing in data interpretation, and collaborating to address new opportunities, respond to challenges, and disseminate FFLL information and findings. Single generation programming will continue at the four early childhood education sites. Intergenerational nutrition programming will continue at all four early childhood sites. Specific initiatives include: Launch and evaluate utility of an online pantry ordering system at one site in Ohio. Tailor classroom and intergenerational programming to focus on growth areas of: (a) increasing diversity of families' consumption of low-cost foods, as reflected in the Household Food Survey and (b) increasing the number of vegetables children eat at their primary meal, as reflected in the Healthy Kids survey. Focus on connecting families to FFLL classroom activities through increased communication (e.g. newsletters, stickers of foods tried), social media, and events already sponsored by sites (e.g. family service provider events at sites) The Technology Consultant will continue to provide guidance to sites on high- and low-tech resources that support site needs and FFLL goals. Process, implementation, and outcome data will continue to be collected, including: Continued collection of Household Food Security and Healthy Kids Surveys Piloting a direct report measure with the preschool children, such as a picture pair measure to indicate knowledge gained. Ongoing collection of implementation data from program staff and stakeholders Piloting assessment (qualitative interviews or quantitative - DETERMINE checklist) of healthy food access among older adults at one site in fall 2018. Utilizing video recordings of programming to explore the unique contributions of the intergenerational component to nutrition knowledge. Researchers will prepare at least one research article and a conference presentation for dissemination to broader audiences of scholars and practitioners interested in healthy food access, community-based services, participatory action research, and intergenerational strategies.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Data Collection to Demonstrate Progress towards Short-Term Goals We collected data at all four early childhood sites during the 2018-2019 funding period. The FFLL team collects data at three different time points: Fall, Winter, and Spring. For this current reporting period, we collected demographic information as well as Household Food Security and Healthy Kids Surveys at all three time points at all four sites. Enrollment is rolling at three of the four sites allowing parents of children joining classrooms mid-year to consent to program participation and data collection. We determined that the fourth site is too large (over 200 students) with enrollment too fluid to accommodate rolling enrollment. As of March 2018 (Year 2), FFLL enrollment included 118 children. Ohio sites: Columbus Early Learning Center--Near East Side (n = 17), Columbus Early Learning Center--Broad Street (n = 14) Virginia sites: White Rock (n = 60), Rivermont (n = 27) Piloted DETERMINE checklist to assess risk of malnutrition of older adults and utility with ADS population. Dosage was tracked across the year for child and elder participation in single generation nutrition programming and intergenerational programming as well as family events. Photos were taken of children's lunches at one site where children bring their lunch daily to school. The photos were taken prior to and after implementation of a spring 2019 workshop on packing healthy lunches. In addition to the workshop, related information was distributed to all families. Data are currently being prepared for analysis to see if the content of children's lunches changed following the sharing of educational information on the topic. Feedback from parents was gathered regarding the market bags of produce distributed at one site from September -November 2018 in order to inform programming decisions for the next growing season. Feedback from parents was gathered regarding distribution of bags with snacks (both fresh fruit and shelf-stable snacks and drinks) for children at one site immediately prior to the winter and spring breaks, when children would not be in school for an extended period of time. Programming in Support of Short-Term Goals Between September 2018 and August 2019, FFLL delivered single generation and intergenerational nutrition education programs at 4 childcare sites. Community Agriculture Shares were distributed at one childcare site in Ohio on a monthly basis from September to November 2018. Groceries were incorporated into nutrition education sessions in the classroom, intergenerational nutrition education sessions, and were shared with youth and elder participants and their families to take home. Family/community events were hosted in Virginia during the reporting period; these included nutrition lessons on healthy, low cost, and easy to prepare meals and snacks. Families and staff from each of the Virginia youth and adult sites were invited to participate; participation tended to be highest among staff. Both Ohio and Virginia continued with CBPAR efforts by hosting Discovery Council meetings attended by community partners. The research team conducted staff focus groups interviews across sites in May and June 2019 to inform programming for Year 4 of Food for a Long Life, consistent with a CBPAR approach. Ohio sites worked with a food pantry located at one site to explore and implement a food pantry ordering system at the other site. Progress Towards Long-Term Goals Through partnerships with Ohio State University Extension, Virginia Cooperative Extension, and other local organizations, childcare programs in two food deserts have been introduced to available education resources that will remain available to them beyond the FFLL grant-funding period. For example, the Ohio sites were able to save significant money by replacing most of the services previously provided by a nutrition education provider who charged fees with SNAP-Ed lessons delivered by a Franklin County Extension Educator. Discovery Council members and FFLL contractors (e.g., Great River Organics; Yoder's Farms) have introduced childcare providers and families to resources that will be available to them beyond FFLL grand funding, thereby building a larger network of healthy food access connections.

Publications

  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Accepted Year Published: 2019 Citation: Jarrott, S. E., Stremmel, A. J., & Naar, J. J. (In press). Practice that transforms intergenerational programs: A model of theory - and evidence-informed principles. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Under Review Year Published: 2019 Citation: Jarrott, S. E., Cao, Q., Dabelko-Schoeny, H. I., & Kaiser, M. L. Developing intergenerational interventions to address food insecurity among pre-school children: A community-based participatory approach. Manuscript under revision.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Accepted Year Published: 2019 Citation: Jarrott, S. E., & Fruhauf, C. A. (2019, June). Partnering with Extension to fund and support intergenerational programing and research. Paper accepted for presentation at the biennial meetings of Generations United, Portland, OR.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Submitted Year Published: 2019 Citation: Jarrott, S. E., & Juckett, L. A. (2019). Assessing nutritional risk in adult day services: Utility of the DETERMINE checklist. Paper submitted for the annual meetings of the Gerontological Society of America.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Submitted Year Published: 2019 Citation: Jarrott, S. E., Juckett, L. A., & Naar, J. J. (2019). The role of extension in addressing the nutritional needs of young children and families in communities with low food security: sample characteristics at the launch of an intergenerational intervention. Manuscript in preparation.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Accepted Year Published: 2019 Citation: Jarrott, S. E., Naar, J. J., Speidel, E., & Doss, E. (2019, June). How to partner with communities to tackle big issues through intergenerational programming. Workshop accepted for presentation at the biennial meetings of Generations United, Portland, OR.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Accepted Year Published: 2019 Citation: Teller, A. A. (2019, June). Technology supports intergenerational nutrition programming. Workshop accepted for presentation at the biennial meetings of Generations United, Portland, OR.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Teller, A. A. (2019). Year 3 Food for a Long Life Infographic. Available at: https://cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/u.osu.edu/dist/b/35504/files/2019/04/Year-1-2-Infographic-27oylk2.pdf


Progress 09/01/17 to 08/31/18

Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience is pre-school age children attending four early childhood education sites that are partnering with adult care or volunteer programs in Columbus, Ohio and Lynchburg, Virginia. During theSeptember 2017-August 2018reporting period (Year 2),programming began in both states, reaching 37 children in Ohio and33children in Virginiawhose parents consented to data collection on their child's participation.The sites serve racially(77%ofconsented childparticipants areAfrican American)and socioeconomically diverse participantsand an approximately equal number of males and females. The Columbus sites are located in an urban area, while the Lynchburg sites are located in a semi-urban area. All four sites are located in food deserts and were selected for their limited access to healthy food. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? FFLL team members, including theco-PDs,project evaluator, project manager,oneVA Cooperative Extension Educator,technology consultantand the Ohio Intergenerational Coordinator attended the CYFAR Conference inJune2018. PD, Ohio extension educator and IG coordinator attended community engagement conference at the Ohio State University in January 2018. PD attended IRB workshops and consultations at the Ohio State University (August 2017-May 2018) DataManager attendedRedCaptraining and met withRedCapconsultant to build skills in data management. Project manager and Virginia extension staff traveled to Columbus, Ohio for team building and project planning across states in February 2018. The Ohio Intergenerational Coordinator completed training that included attendance at: Nationwide Children's Early Childhood Wellness and Nutrition Symposium (January 2018), OSU Community Engagement Conference (January2018), OSU IRB Social and Behavioral and Responsible Conduct ofResearch (May 2018) OSU Extension Educator attended the following: OSU Crane Center Family Partners Practitioner Workshop, LEAP Curriculum Training (November2017), Farm to Early Care Education Webinar (October2017), OSU Community Engagement Conference (January 2018), SNEBJournalClub Webinar on Together WISE curriculum (February 2018), Ohio Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Annual Conference (May 2018), Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior Annual Conference (July 2018) How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? An infographic summarizing efforts of year onewasdistributed during discovery council meetings. A summary of nutrition education efforts in Virginia was shared with participants and families in May 2018. Monthly newsletters and recipes were shared with families in Ohio January-August 2018. See also dissemination products listed under Products What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? During yearthreeof FFLL: The Discovery Councils willcontinueto meet on a regular basis to contribute to thecommunity-basedparticipationresearch strategy.This will involve sharing process evaluation data about FFLL programming and data collection efforts, collaborating to address new opportunities, respond to challenges, and disseminate FFLL information and findings. Single generationwillcontinue atthe fourearly childhood education sites.Intergenerationalnutrition programmingwill continue at the two sites that initiated it in Year 2, and it will launch at the other two sites this year.Specific initiatives include: Assess satisfaction and quality assurance withCSA bagsin Ohio that were initiated in summer 2018 to determine their potential for continuing to reachproject goals through integration in nutrition education and community outreach. Deliverhealthy luncheslesson and materialsat Rivermontin spring 2019,in response toneed identified by site partners,usingaPhotovoicemethod toreview items in preschooler lunches prior to and following FFLL programming. Focus onconnecting families to FFLL classroom activitiesthrough increased communication (e.g. newsletters, stickers of foods tried), social media,and events already sponsored by sites (e.g. family service provider events at White Rock, caregiver support groups at PACE, in OHIO?) Compilepreschool IG nutrition educationprogramming/curriculumdelivered through FFLL. TheTechnologyConsultant will continue toprovide guidance tosites on high- and low-tech resourcesthat supportsite needs andFFLL goals. Continued efforts to build relationships will permeate FFLL activities.Specifically: Connecting people to other resourcesthroughExtensionnetwork. Process, implementation, and outcome data willcontinueto becollected, including: Continued collection ofHousehold Food Security and Healthy Kids Surveys Piloting a direct report measure with the preschool children, such as a picture pairmeasureto indicate knowledge gained. Ongoing collection of implementation data from program staff and stakeholders Piloting assessment (qualitative interviews or quantitative - DETERMINE checklist) ofhealthy food accessamong older adultsat one siteinfall 2018. Utilizing video recordings of programming to explore the unique contributionsof the intergenerational componentto nutrition knowledge. Researchers will prepare at least oneresearch article and a conference presentation for dissemination to broader audiences of scholars and practitioners interested in healthy food access, community-based services, participatory action research, and intergenerational strategies.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Data Collection to Demonstrate Progress towards Short-Term Goals Gathered consent and demographic information on a total of237 participants(children, their parents, elders, and staff)across both states. Collected baseline datafrom a total of 54families of children, 7 older adults, and 26 staffacross both states(Healthy Kids: 54 parents/children, 10 staff;HHFS:53 parents/children, 26 staff, 7 older adults). Collected follow-updata (HHFS and HK) from a total of 23 parents/children and 2 staff. Dosagewastrackedacrosstheyear for childand elderparticipation in single generation nutrition programming and intergenerational programming as well as family events. Ohio Programming in Support of Short-Term Goals Between January and August 2018 in Ohio, FFLL delivered 40 singlegenerationnutrition education programs at 2 sites (20 programs per site) reaching approximately 61 children(37 consented). Between January and August 2018 in Ohio, FFLL will have delivered27intergenerationalnutrition education programs atonesite reaching19children and15older adults. Between June and August 2018,58Community SupportedAgriculturebags will have beendistributed to familiesofchildren, elders, and staff attheOhio sitethat launched intergenerational programming in Year 2. OhiohostedtwoDiscoveryCouncilmeetings(March and August 2018)attendedby anaverage of12 community partners. Ohio conductedtwostaff focusgroupsandfiveone-on-one interviewsMay-June 2018related to FFLLimplementation. Virginia Programming in Support of Short-term Goals Between September 2017 and May 2018 in Virginia, FFLL delivered or supported11singlegenerationnutrition educationprogramsatone childcare site (White Rock: WR)forapproximately120children(33forwhomwehadconsent). At this site,twoclassrooms(approximately 36children)had theopportunitytojoinseven intergenerationalnutritional activities attheolder adults'site (Program for All-inclusive Care of the Elderly:PACE)where approximately32older adults joined in as active participants or observers of programming Between June and August 2018 in Virginia,FFLLwill havedelivered single generationnutritioneducationprogrammingat Rivermont Early Learning Center,reachingapproximately40children. BetweenSeptember2017 and August 2018 inVirginia,fivefamily events were hosted by FFLL(with an average of10 families of children and staff as well as 6 stakeholdersattending each session). In addition,access to food was provide toapproximately178families(children and staff)atone childcare site (WR)andapproximately 98older adultparticipants(PACE)through food distribution (strawberriesandsnap peas). VirginiahostedtwoDiscoveryCouncilmeetings(March andJuly2018)attendedby anaverage of10community partners. Two focus groups were conducted inVirginiain May 2018regarding FFLL implementation. Intergenerationaltrainingwasprovided to 17 staff representing two sites in Virginia. Progress Towards Long-Term Goals Through partnerships withOhio State University Extension,Virginia Cooperative Extension, and other local organizations,childcare programs in two food deserts have been introduced to available education resources that will remain available to them beyond the FFLL grant-funding period. For example, the Ohio sites were able to save significant money byreplacingmostof the services previously provided bya nutrition education provider who charged fees with SNAP-Ed lessons delivered by a Franklin County Extension Educator. Discovery Council members and FFLL contractors (e.g., Great River Organics and Abe's Kitchen) have introducedchildcareproviders and families to resources that will be available to them beyond FFLL grand funding, therebybuildinga dense network of healthy food access connections.

Publications

  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Accepted Year Published: 2018 Citation: Lobb, J. (in press). Optimizing the planning year to build on strengths and create a successful team. Journal of Extension
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Lobb, J., Jarrott, S., Dalbelko-Schoeny, H. & Speidel, E. (2018). Food For a Long Life: A Local Case Study of Community-Based Participatory Action Research (CBPAR). The Ohio State Universitys Outreach and Engagement Conference; Columbus, Ohio.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Accepted Year Published: 2018 Citation: Cao, Q., Jarrott, S. E., Dabelko-Schoeny, H., & Kaiser, M. (September, 2018). Application of Community-Based Participation Action Research Principles to a Multi-Site Intergenerational Food Security Project. Paper to be presented at Engagement Scholarship Consortium. Minneapolis, MN.


Progress 09/01/16 to 08/31/17

Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience is pre-school age children attending four early childhood education sites that are partnering with adult care or volunteer programs in Columbus, Ohio and Lynchburg, Virginia. During the September 2016-August 2017 reporting period, an introduction to FFLL involved distribution of strawberries to 248 children enrolled at the two sites in Lynchburg, and ingredients and recipe for corn salsa to 100 children and 24 elders at sites in Columbus. The sites serve racially and socioeconomically diverse participants and an approximately equal number of males and females. The Columbus sites are located in an urban area, while the Lynchburg sites are located in a semi-urban area. All four sites are located in food deserts and were selected for their limited access to healthy food. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? FFLL team members, including the PD and two graduate research assistants attended a Research Methodology Center workshop on Community Based Participatory Action Research, March 2017. Hosted CYFAR Coach Jan Carroll in Virginia March 6-9 and in Ohio April 25-27. Jan met with PDs, Extension Agents, graduate research assistants, site liaisons and staff, and Extension administrators. Additionally, the PDs meet with Jan monthly for a coaching call. FFLL team members, including the PD, two VA Cooperative Extension Educators, and the Ohio Intergenerational Coordinator attended the CYFAR Conference in May 2017. FFLL team members, including the PD, Project Evaluator, Ohio Intergenerational Coordinator, and the Virginia doctoral research student will attend the Generations United Conference and present findings from FFLL in July 2017. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Themes that emerged from the listening sessions conducted in Ohio were shared with partner representatives in May 2017 at the Community Conversation described above. A parallel event will be held in Virginia in June 2017. Jarrott. S. E., Dabelko-Schoeny, H., & Naar, J. J., (2017, June). Pick your partners prudently: Bridging the town gown divide. Workshop presented at the biennial meetings of Generations United, Milwaukee, WI. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?During year two of FFLL: The Discovery Councils will meet on a quarterly basis to contribute to the community-based participatory action research strategy. This will involve sharing process evaluation data about FFLL programming and data collection efforts, collaborating to address new opportunities, respond to challenges, and disseminate FFLL information and findings. Intergenerational nutrition programming will begin at two of the early childhood education sites, one in Ohio and one in Virginia. Staff working at these sites will receive intergenerational cross-training. Nutritional programming without the intergenerational component will begin at the other two early childhood education sites, one in Ohio and one in Virginia. The Technology Consultant will consult with sites on high- and low-tech resources to incorporate that support FFLL goals. Continued efforts to build relationships will permeate FFLL activities, including relationships with families and community partners. Communication efforts will be diverse and evaluated to explore the most effective ways to engage different groups of constituents. Process, implementation, and outcome data will be collected related to items 1-5 above. Researchers will prepare a research article and a conference presentation for dissemination to broader audiences of scholars and practitioners interested in healthy food access, community-based services, participatory action research, and intergenerational strategies.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Conducted 14 listening sessions with staff, administrators, partner representatives (e.g., local food banks), Additionally, to get adequate representation of parents of children and caregivers of elders enrolled at participating sites conversations were held at a time convenient to families. The listening sessions focused on needs and assets related to healthy food access, consumption, and knowledge within the communities where sites are located. Listening session themes were presented at a Community Conversation in Ohio in May 2017 (Virginia's Community Conversation is scheduled for June 2017) in order to conduct a member check, gather additional information, and invite membership on a FFLL Discovery Council that will collaborate with researchers on project development, implementation, and evaluation. Representatives of 10 organizations or constituent groups (e.g., parents/caregivers) attended the conversation, and the majority accepted the invitation to continue contributing to FFLL through membership on the Discovery Council. Nine additional organizations were identified as potential partners to engage in FFLL and the Discovery Council. FFLL researchers are in the process of inviting representatives of these groups to get involved. In Virginia (May 2017), researchers met with teachers and staff representing the project to ascertain existing data collection requirements and methods. Information will inform FFLL data collection instruments and procedures. To support a sustainable project, FFLL researchers aim to minimize burden associated with documentation of FFLL activities. Representatives were also asked how the data they collect is used. FFLL researchers will share project findings in a timely manner to demonstrate the value of partners' involvement in the project. Such effort is consonant with FFLL's use of a community-based participatory action research strategy; site representatives need to receive outcome reports so they can actively contribute to ongoing research efforts.

Publications

  • Type: Other Status: Accepted Year Published: 2017 Citation: Jarrott. S. E., Naar, J. J., & Dabelko-Schoeny, H. (2017, June). Pick your partners prudently: Bridging the town gown divide. Workshop presented at the biennial meetings of Generations United, Milwaukee, WI.