Assessing Dietary Patterns and Implementing Cost-effective Interventions to Encourage a Plant-based Diet in an Underserved Urban Population
University of Louisville
Summary
The investigator's goal is to promote a plant-based diet amongst the underserved urban population of Louisville with the help of educational aids and the provision of affordable resources.
Description
Primary care clinic patients who screen positive for food insecurity between 2021-2023 will be eligible for this study (\~200 patients). Patients will be recruited by one of four means: during standard clinic visits, or via phone, Electronic Medical Record message, or mail. Registry of patients will be de-identified and list of identifiers will be stored separately from the data set. Data will be stored on password protected computers only available to select research staff. Investigators will utilize a preamble in lieu of informed consent. The primary outcome will be to measure the readiness…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients age 18 and older screening as food insecure since 2021 * Patients willing to complete survey data Exclusion Criteria: * N/A
Interventions
- OtherImplementing free/subsidized agricultural produce to encourage a plant-based diet.
Providing educational material on the benefits of a plant-based diet, simple recipes, food swaps and free/subsidized produce.
Location
- University of Louisville Ambulatory Internal Medicine Resident ClinicLouisville, Kentucky