How Do Caregivers from Different Ethnic Groups Perceive Head Start Food and Nutrition Services?.

Shultz, Jill Armstrong; Liu, Yi-Tzu; Banerjee, Kinkini; Mtika, Annie; Ach, Kay

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ERIC Number: EJ563530

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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How Do Caregivers from Different Ethnic Groups Perceive Head Start Food and Nutrition Services?

Shultz, Jill Armstrong; Liu, Yi-Tzu; Banerjee, Kinkini; Mtika, Annie; Ach, Kay

Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, v90 n1 p11-17 Spr 1998

Caregivers from African American (n=75), Latino (n=25), Vietnamese (n=37), and European American (n=48) backgrounds who brought children to Head Start were interviewed. Most valued the multicultural food experiences and nutrition education in the program. Many felt the program's food services could save them time and money at home. (SK)

Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Children, Eating Habits, Ethnic Groups, Food, Nutrition Instruction

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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