Journal article
Jamie's Ministry of Food: Quasi-experimental evaluation of immediate and sustained impacts of a cooking skills program in Australia
A Flego, J Herbert, E Waters, L Gibbs, B Swinburn, J Reynolds, M Moodie
Plos One | Published : 2014
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the immediate and sustained effectiveness of the first Jamie's Ministry of Food Program in Australia on individuals' cooking confidence and positive cooking/eating behaviours. Methods: A quasi- experimental repeated measures design was used incorporating a wait-list control group. A questionnaire was developed and administered at baseline (T1), immediately post program (T2) and 6 months post completion (T3) for participants allocated to the intervention group, while wait -list controls completed it 10 weeks prior to program commencement (T1) and just before program commencement (T2). The questionnaire measured: participants' confidence to cook, the frequency of cooking..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This evaluation was jointly commissioned by the Queensland Government and The Good Foundation, co-funders of the JMOF program, Ipswich. Whilst the project funders were involved in initial discussions around study design, they had no role in data collection and analysis, decision to publish or preparation of the manuscript.