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.