Food Label Literacy and Healthy Food and Exercise Promotion Among Pacific Islander Caregivers

Authors

Dr. Jane Lassetter, Brigham Young University

Keywords

food label literacy, healthy food, exercise promotion, Pacific Islander caregivers

College

Nursing

Abstract

Originally, I planned to collect the data in Tonga and Utah. The Tongan Ministry of Health never replied to the proposal I submitted for their review. Therefore, spring and summer 2011, I modified the study, and students and I collected data from 364 Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) participants in two islands of Hawaii at a preschool and grocery stores and in Utah at NHPI events. Our research questions were the following:

Recommended Citation

Lassetter, Dr. Jane (2013) "Food Label Literacy and Healthy Food and Exercise Promotion Among Pacific Islander Caregivers," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 1833.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/1833