A Focus Group Discussion About Food, Food Choices and Community Health

You are invited to participate in a student-led focus group on the topic of food, food access and community health in West Oahu. All students are welcome to participate!

Date: Thursday, March 19th from 4-5.30 pm.

• Location: Room D-245
• RSVP to: Dr. Albie Miles

(albie@hawaii.edu) if you are interested in participating, or just show up!

Study Purpose:
• Assess student food choices and what factors influence food choices;
• Assess how the food environment factors such as store proximity, food prices, food and nutrition assistance programs, and community characteristics may influence food choices in West Oahu;
• To provide new information to the West Oahu community on how the food environment may influence community health and nutrition;
• To train UHWO students in the fundamentals of community-based participatory research.

Details:
All students are invited to participate in the discussion. Participation is entirely voluntary. The process will involve sitting down with a small group of fellow UHWO students and sharing your experiences of food purchasing, food preferences, food access and family health. At the end, you will be asked to fill out a short survey. The entire process will take approximately 45min. All information is confidential and your participation is entirely voluntary. All participants will receive a free bag of fresh organic vegetables from the UHWO Student Organic Garden.

Ticket Information
NA

Event Sponsor
Social Sciences , West Oʻahu Campus

More Information
Albie Miles, PhD, 689-2376, albie@hawaii.edu, http://963 62nd St, A Discussion About Food, Food Choices (PDF)

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