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  • Nutrition Science
  • Family Health

Background:

  • The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted child health behaviors and physical health.
  • Family health is crucial for improving child health outcomes.
  • This study investigated the impact of a family nutrition program on health behaviors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test the hypothesis that family health improves after participating in a novel family nutrition program.
  • To evaluate changes in family health, parent and child nutrition, and food insecurity from baseline to 12-week follow-up.

Main Methods:

  • A secondary cohort analysis of a home-based virtual Teaching Kitchen Outreach (vTKO) program.
  • Participants (parent-child dyads) received weekly recipes, cooking videos, and groceries.
  • Primary outcome: Family Healthy Lifestyle Subscale (FHLS); Secondary outcomes: parent/child nutrition, food insecurity.
  • Statistical testing and modeling were used for pre-post outcome evaluation.

Main Results:

  • 114 out of 123 enrolled dyads completed the study.
  • Mean FHLS scores significantly increased from 25.5 to 27.3 (p < 0.001).
  • Significant improvements were observed in parent (p < 0.001) and child nutrition (p = 0.02 to < 0.001).
  • Food insecurity levels did not significantly change.
  • Adjusted analysis showed a statistically significant pre-post FHLS difference of 2.3 (p < 0.001).

Conclusions:

  • The home-based virtual Teaching Kitchen Outreach (vTKO) program led to improved family health.
  • The program effectively enhanced healthy lifestyle behaviors within families over a 12-week period.