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Nontraditional nutrition education interventions: the radio ECCA method
L M Bello Luján1, A Armas Navarro, M Jiménez Suárez
1Dirección General de Salud Pública del Gobierno de Canarias, Spain. lbelluj@gobiernodecanarias.org
Objective:
To evaluate a nutrition education intervention using a radio programme in the Canary Islands.
Design:
Pre-post quasiexperimental epidemiological study.
Setting:
Free living population in the Canary Islands, Spain.
Subjects:
A sample of 1753 individuals out of 6846 volunteers participating in the educational programme.
Interventions:
A 6-week radio programme consisting of 12 didactic units with supplementary print support material and four optional attendance-based healthy cooking seminars.
Results:
At 2 months postintervention, an increased consumption of pulses, salads, fruits and juices, cereals and fish, and a decreased consumption of meat, sausages, pastries, French fries, bread and eggs were observed.
