Identifying Food Literacy Educational Opportunities for Youth

Health Education & Behavior : the Official Publication of the Society for Public Health Education
Sarah A AminJennifer M Sacheck

Abstract

Recent efforts supporting children's dietary behaviors suggest the importance of food literacy (FL), which is a multidimensional concept that encompasses food-related knowledge, skills, and behaviors. To date, FL has been largely informed by adult and adolescent research. To assess the FL experiences, perceived skills, and knowledge of school-age children to inform FL educational opportunities. Six focus groups were conducted with children (age 9-12 years) from three Massachusetts elementary schools. Two team members independently reviewed and coded a portion of the transcripts to assess interrater reliability. Predominant themes connected to children's perceived FL skills and knowledge were identified using an inductive and deductive content analysis approach. There were five central FL themes identified during the focus groups ( n = 31 children), including (1) food systems concepts; (2) food safety and food freshness; (3) gardening environment, perceived skills, and knowledge; (4) cooking environment, perceived skills, and safety; and (5) autonomy of meal preparation. The themes that emerged in these focus groups with children provided new information surrounding children's perceived FL skills and knowledge as well as importa...Continue Reading

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