healthy people 2020 - Society for Public Health Education

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tion and Weight Status objectives 6 and 7 of Healthy People 2020. Objective
6 aims to increase the contribution of fruits to people’s diet while
Objective 7 aims to increase the variety and contribution of vegetables to
people’s diets.
theoretical framework: Community Engagement Theory (CET)
speculates that effective community health promotion and education is
best facilitated by community members becoming actively engaged in
activities that directly promote their own and their community’s health.
Following a CET model, the project was designed to improve the target
community’s health through engaging community members in the Jackson
Road Map for Health Equity Farmers’ Market.
objectives: The current investigation was a formative evaluation study
designed to assess farmers’ market consumer stakeholders’ opinions
regarding the farmers’ market. Specifically, consumer input was collected
relative to the perceived utility, effectiveness, personal impact and community
impacts of the market.
evaluation measures: A questionnaire was specially developed for use
in this study. Both Likert and open-ended questions were used to assess
consumers’ self-reported behaviors, beliefs, attitudes and suggestions. Data
were obtained from a sample of 81 consumers. Coefficient Alpha showed
that the Likert items had an internal consistency reliability of .94.
results: Data showed that the farmers’ market was well accepted by
the consumers. It was having a positive influence on fruit and vegetable
consumption. Data also showed that the market had a positive social
value for the consumers. Several useful suggestions for market improvement
were also obtained from this study. These findings are discussed in
terms of proposed program improvements and in terms of Community
Engagement Theory.
20. Sexual Compulsivity Among Older, Heterosexual Adults
Sara Cole, PhD, MA, BS, CHES, University of Central
Oklahoma; Robin Milhausen, PhD, University of Guelph; Amy Muise,
University of Guelph
rationale: Studies on sexual compulsivity have primarily focused on
high-risk and HIV-positive populations (e.g., Reece & Dodge, 2004).
Recent studies have attempted to address this gap by investigating sexual
compulsivity among primarily young heterosexual college students and
have indicated that sexual compulsivity is relevant in predicting risky
sexual activities in groups that are not considered high-risk (e.g., Dodge,
Reece, Cole, & Sandfort, 2004). Individuals scoring highly in sexual
compulsivity may also be perceived as experiencing higher levels of sexual
excitation. One study of a small group (N = 31) of self-identified male “sex
addicts” indicated that sexual compulsivity may be related to both sexual
excitation and sexual inhibition (Bancroft & Vukadinovic, 2004).
research purpose. The purpose of the current analyses was to explore
how sexual compulsivity relates to risky sexual behaviors, as well
as sexual excitation/inhibition in an older, non-clinical, non-student
sample of adults, many of whom are married and have children. Method.
The sample consisted of 365 women (mean age = 33 years, SD = 8.46)
and 1,466 men (mean age = 38 years, SD = 9.87). Participants completed
an online survey that included the Sexual Compulsivity Scale (SCS;
Kalichman & Rompa, 1995), the Sexual Excitation/Sexual Inhibition
Inventory for Women and Men (SESII-WM; Milhausen et al., 2008), and
several measures of sexual beahviour. Regression and mediation analyses
were used to explore the cognitive and behavioural correlates of sexual
compulsivity.
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results/discussion: Consistent with past research (e.g., Reece &
Dodge, 2004), sexual compulsivity predicted sexual risk-taking and
increased partnered sex behaviors in the current sample (specifically in
women). Among women, higher sexual compulsivity scores also predicted
fewer inhibitory cognitions (β = -.104, p < .05) and higher levels
of arousability (β = .527, p < .001). Higher arousibility mediated the relationship
between sexual compulsivity and fewer inhibitory cognitions.
For men, higher sexual compulsivity scores also predicted higher levels
of arousability (β = .362, p < .001), but predicted more inhibitory cognitions
(β = .220, p < .001). There was no significant mediation. Therefore,
the increased arousal that is associated with higher sexual compulsivity
may reduce women’s sexual concerns, but seems to exacerbate men’s.
conclusions/implications: It is important to understand the
experience of sexual compulsivity in the general population as unique
interventions may be warranted to target groups that do not fall into the
“high-risk” category.
21. Contextual and Individual Factors Associated with
Consumption of Sweet Foods in Healthy Individuals Living in
an Urban Setting
Jean-Claude Moubarac, M.Sc., PhD candidate, Université de Montréal;
Mark Daniel, PhD, Professor and Research Chair for Social Epidemiology,
School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia; Margaret Cargo,
PhD, Senior Lecturer in Health Promotion, School of Health Sciences, University
of South Australia; Olivier Receveur, PhD, Professor, Department of
Nutrition, Université de Montréal
background: One of the objectives of Healthy People 2020 is to
reduce consumption of calories from added sugars. Social and physical
environmental cues, as well as psychological factors, (e.g., mood, depression)
have been associated with the consumption of sweet food (e.g.,
soft drinks, chocolate). However, the effect of multiple environmental
and individual factors on food behaviour is not well understood. Mixed
methods research has rarely been applied in public health to understand
how the individual interacts with the surrounding environment to influence
food behaviour.
objectives: To examine contextual and individual factors associated
with daily consumption of sweet foods in healthy individuals living in
an urban setting. Methodology: An ecological conceptual framework
was used to understand the context of sweet food consumption. This
framework guided the collection and analysis of 42 semi-structured interviews
of healthy men and women from a Middle Eastern community
in Montreal. Interviews were analysed using deductive and inductive
coding procedures. Qualitative results were used to inform the development
of a quantitative measure investigating the context of sweet food
consumption. The measure was pilot-tested on 20 individuals. The final
self-report measure was administered with psychosocial measures of
depression, mastery and self-moderation, a sociodemographic and food
frequency questionnaire to 192 individuals (mean age 35 years) from the
same community. Contextual domains were refined using exploratory
factor analysis. Quantitative analysis using general linear models identified
contextual and individual-level factors associated with consumption
of sweet food operationalized as the amount of total sugars eaten daily
from sweet foods and drinks.
results: Qualitative and factor analyses led to the identification and refinement
of a 42-item contextual measure with items grouped into seven
domains: 1) emotions, 2) snacking, 3) energy demands, 4) social environment,
5) physical environment, 6) constraints, and 7) eating dessert.
Daily consumption of sweet food was on average 76 g/day and varied by