A novel peer mentor model for nutrition education within a food pantry
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Tracy Oliver, PhD, MEd, RDN, LDN, Villanova University, Elverson, Pennsylvania, USA; Amy McKeever, PhD, RN, CRNP, WHNP-BC College of Nursing, Villanova University, Lafayette Hill, PA, USA
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Food insecurity has continued to increase. To combat food insecurity, the number of food pantries has increased. Nutrition education delivered within a food pantry is a suggested strategy to improve the diets of those who are food insecure. This presentation describes "Community Cooks", which was a participatory-based quality improvement project
30th International Nursing Research Congress: Theory-to-Practice: Catalyzing Collaborations to Connect Globally. Held 25-29 July 2019 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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| Keywords | Community Cooks; Emergency Food Pantry; Food insecurity |
| Name | 30th International Nursing Research Congress |
| Host | Sigma Theta Tau International |
| Location | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Date | 2019 |
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