Community Readiness Assessment: Applications for Community Nutrition Research

Trends in qualitative community nutrition research demonstrate a powerful, emerging perspective in the midst of a field historically dominated by quantitative methods of inquiry. For this qualitative study, ten key respondents were purposively selected and interviewed using the Community Readiness Model (CRM) to capture community knowledge of food insecurity issues and strategies. Data were analyzed using anchored rating scales, revealing readiness at a stage three, characterized by a vague awareness of local food insecurity. The purpose of this study is to report on the strengths and challenges of the CRM experienced when utilizing the model to address food insecurity. The data gathered will add to the literature on how this model can function to support community nutrition interventions.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Nutrition

Year dc:date.available

2015

Author dc:creator

• Houser, Whitney E.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Rebecca Pearson
• David L. Gee
• Nicole Stendell-Hollis

• Community Readiness Model
• food insecurity
• nutrition
• Community Health and Preventive Medicine
• Human and Clinical Nutrition
• International and Community Nutrition

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/272

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.cwu.edu:etd-1284