The next point of contact will be one week later via e-mail or phone to survey the participants on the effectiveness of the Fresh Pantry, such as the quality of the food as well as foods they would hope to see provided in the future. During the initial survey, we will be able to capture a client’s current diet pattern and typical food resources. The first interaction will be with a day-of-distribution survey, when our team will be able to spend ~15 minutes one on one with clients who volunteer to participate in our survey. What will data collection entail over the next six months?ĭata collection will entail interacting with a client at three points during the data collection phase. What I want to know most is the impact the Fresh Pantry has on a person’s overall diet pattern and whether it encourages our clients to try new foods and increase their level of confidence to prepare tasty meals. What do you want to know most about the Fresh Pantry initiative and its impacts?
We want our clients to get excited again about family dinner time! We are also excited to watch how increased access to healthier foods and nutrition education through the Fresh Pantry can empower our clients to live healthier lifestyles.
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With the help of the Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition, we are excited to develop a plan on how to give our clients a voice within the community. Hearing the stories of our clients and connecting with them on a personal level affirms what a great need exists in these food deserts. The Food Pantry Program takes our Healthy Food Initiative to the next level, which is what makes it so worthwhile. The reason Second Harvest started its Healthy Food Initiative was to develop better ways to serve the people in our communities.
I am most excited about providing nutritious food to the most vulnerable people in our communities-the food insecure in food deserts. What about the Fresh Pantry Program excites you most? Q&A with Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee’s Nutritionist Emily Parkman, RD At the Fresh Pantry distribution site, clients can watch cooking demonstrations to learn about each product and how to make delicious meals from the distributed food, as well as taste test a featured recipe from food provided during distribution. Monthly food distributions through the Fresh Pantry will be held at a federally qualified health center, in Knoxville, Tennessee, that serves low socioeconomic individuals and is within close proximity to public transportation. The Fresh Pantry truck rolled into action for the first time on Saturday, September 21, distributing fresh food to 318 people from 119 households. The integral component of the Fresh Pantry Program is a 26-foot multi-bay refrigerated truck with four refrigerated compartments and four dry goods compartments that enables Second Harvest to provide households in food deserts with fresh, healthier foods, which is secured from local farms, bulk-purchased food sources and the USDA Emergency Food Assistance program. Now, through the Fresh Pantry program, the food bank is able to increase the access of healthy foods to people of low socioeconomic status living in food deserts. This health-supporting program is an expansion of Second Harvest’s Healthy Food Initiative that was started in 2012 to increase education and delivery of healthy foods to people in need in its 18-county service area. Rooted in Evidence grantee, Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee, is using grant funds for their Fresh Pantry Program. The funding and partnership from the Rooted in Evidence grant will help assess the feasibility and reach of the Fresh Pantry Program, as well as its impact on access to fresh, healthier foods, nutrition knowledge, self-efficacy for cooking at home and dietary quality and intake of fruits and vegetables among Fresh Pantry participants. Second Harvest Food Bank of East TennesseeĮvaluation and technical assistance for the implementation of Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee’s Fresh Pantry.
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