Developing and Implementing “Waupaca Eating Smart”

Author:

Escaron Anne L.1,Martinez-Donate Ana P.23,Riggall Ann Josie4,Meinen Amy25,Hall Beverly6,Nieto F. Javier2,Nitzke Susan2

Affiliation:

1. AltaMed Health Services Corporation, Los Angeles, CA, USA

2. University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, USA

3. Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

4. Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic, Portland, OR, USA

5. Wisconsin Obesity Prevention Network in Madison, WI, USA

6. Waupaca County WIC Program in Waupaca, WI, USA

Abstract

Purpose. Restaurants and food stores are suitable settings for healthy eating interventions. A community–academic partnership developed and implemented “Waupaca Eating Smart” (WES), a healthy eating program in restaurants and supermarkets of a rural, Midwest community. Previous interventions targeted either restaurants or small food stores nearly all in urban areas. Intervention design and implementation is rarely documented, making replication difficult for interested researchers and communities. In this article, we report the activities we undertook to develop and implement WES. Methods. Working with a local nutrition and activity coalition, we used evidence-based strategies guided by the social ecological model and social marketing principles to inform the content of WES. Formative assessment included a review of the literature, statewide key informant interviews and focus groups with restaurant and food store operators and patrons, a local community survey, and interviews with prospective WES businesses. WES was implemented in seven restaurants and two supermarkets and evaluated for feasibility and acceptance using surveys and direct observation of WES implementation. Findings. Prior to this intervention, only one of seven restaurants had three or more meals that met WES nutrition criteria. By the end of the program, 38 meals were labeled and promoted to restaurant customers, and the team had staffed four side salad taste tests for supermarket customers. Four and 10 months after intervention launch, the majority of the program’s strategies were observed in participating outlets, suggesting that these program’s strategies are feasible and can be sustained. Operators reported strong satisfaction overall. Conclusions. A combined restaurant- and supermarket-based healthy eating intervention is feasible and positively valued in rural communities. Further research is needed to better understand how to foster sustainability of these interventions and their impact on customer food choices.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Nursing (miscellaneous),Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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