Cooking Healthy, Eating Smart: A Strategically Timed Formative Evaluation of a Community-Based Nutrition and Food Safety Program for Rural Older Adults

Authors

Angela Fraser, Clemson UniversityFollow
Morgan G. Chao, Clemson UniversityFollow
Elaine J. Amella, Medical University of South CarolinaFollow
Martina Mueller, Medical University of South CarolinaFollow

Volume

54

Issue

3

DOI

10.34068/joe.54.03.21

Abstract

The use of focus groups to formatively evaluate community-based curricula after development and before pilot testing is not highlighted in the literature. In the study discussed in this article, research with four focus groups, composed of 46 women aged 65 years and older and belonging to eight South Carolina Family and Community Leaders clubs, was conducted to evaluate the Cooking Healthy, Eating Smart (CHES) curriculum. The CHES curriculum was tailored based on suggestions from the older adults. Extension professionals can better prepare a curriculum for pilot testing in the community by conducting a formative evaluation using focus groups with community members at this particular stage of development.

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Recommended Citation

Fraser, A., Chao, M. G., Amella, E. J., & Mueller, M. (2016). Cooking Healthy, Eating Smart: A Strategically Timed Formative Evaluation of a Community-Based Nutrition and Food Safety Program for Rural Older Adults. The Journal of Extension, 54(3), Article 21. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.54.03.21