Grant Proposal: Funding a Program Evaluation of the Healing Foods Program at UCSD Moores Cancer Center

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  • October 1, 2019
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  • Taylor, Viveca
    • Affiliation: Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Nutrition
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  • The Healing Foods Program (HFP) seeks to link patients and caregivers at University of California at San Diego (UCSD) Moores Cancer Center with evidence-based nutrition information through informational seminars, food demonstrations and a nourishment cart for patients receiving therapies in the infusion and radiology centers. The objective of this program is to improve quality of life for patients undergoing cancer treatment. More specifically, the program has established the following specific aims:1. Increase the number of active HFP participants (those who have attended at least one class over the last six months) to 300% of the number of active participants at baseline (targeted completion date of June 30, 2019).2. Complete a formal evaluation of the HFP that assesses the program’s ability to improve subjective quality of life measures for patients in treatment (targeted completion date of June 30, 2020).In order to achieve these objectives, the HFP plans to expand its participant reach through new program offerings, a targeting marketing campaign, and a weekly nourishment cart for patients receiving therapies at the cancer center. In addition, the HFP plans to conduct a formal evaluation of its efficacy at meeting its stated objectives. This evaluation will involve administering the WHO-5 well-being screener, a validated tool for assessing subjective quality of life measures, to patients attending classes. Surveys will be administered at baseline (at the start of each class) and three weeks after the classes via an online survey platform. The results of the surveys will be analyzed to assess whether the HFP is making progress toward meeting its long-term objectives, as well as to generate lessons learned for other cancer centers looking to develop nutrition education programs for patients and caregivers.
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  • Beck, Melinda A.
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  • Master of Public Health
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  • Public Health Nutrition
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  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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  • 2017
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