The Impact of COVID-19 on Perceived Barriers and Facilitators to the Healthfulness of Communities With Low-Income

Authors

• Elder Varela, University of FloridaFollow
• Jamie Zeldman, University of Florida
• Alison Kuch, South Dakota State University
• Yanli Wang, Kansas State University
• Mohammad Shushari, Mississippi State University
• Elizabeth L. Hall, Harding University
• Jade McNamara, University of Maine
• Jesse Stabile Morrell, University of New HampshireFollow
• Terezie Tolar-Peterson, Mississippi State University
• Onikia Brown, Auburn University
• Melissa D. Olfert, West Virginia University
• Lisa Franzen-Castle, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
• Tandalayo Kidd, Kansas State University
• Sarah Colby, University of Tennessee
• Geoffrey Greene, University of Rhode Island
• Karla P. Shelnutt, University of Florida

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2022

Citation

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior , Volume 54, Number 7S, 2022, p. S2

Abstract

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic brought new challenges affecting the wellbeing of individuals in communities with low income. Understanding where people live and how those environments can facilitate or hinder living a healthy lifestyle is essential for developing interventions that target behavior change and health promotion. Objective: This study compares Extension Nutrition Educators’ (NEs) perceptions of the barriers and facilitators impacting the healthfulness of the environment of communities with low income in eleven states before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.