Jessica Herbert|Anna Flego|Lisa Gibbs|Elizabeth Waters|Boyd Swinburn|John Reynolds|Marj Moodie
Wider impacts of a 10-week community cooking skills program - Jamie’s Ministry of Food, Australia
Deakin University|Deakin University|Melbourne Health|University of Melbourne|Melbourne Health|University of Melbourne|Deakin University|Deakin University|Deakin University
jamies ministry food jmof australia 10week communitybased cooking skills program primarily aimed increasing cooking skills confidence promotion eating nutritious diet however likely program influences many pathways behaviour change paper explores whether jmof impacted known precursors healthy cooking eating attitudes knowledge beliefs cooking enjoyment satisfaction food purchasing behaviour whether additional social health benefits arise program participationa mixed method quasiexperimental longitudinal evaluation waitlist control conducted intervention participants measured using repeated questionnaires three time points program sixmonth followup control participants completed questionnaire 10 weeks program program commencement quantitative analysis used linear mixed model approach generalised linear models repeated measures using available data qualitative methods involved 30minute repeated semistructured interviews purposively selected sample analysed thematicallystatistically significant differences groups time found reduction take awayfast food weekly purchasing p 0004 increases eating meals dinner table p 001 cooking satisfaction p 001 ability prepare meal 30 minutes p 0001 basics low cost p 0001 qualitative findings supported quantitative results repeat qualitative interviews fifteen participants indicated increased confidence skills gained program prepare meals scratch well increases family involvement cooking meal times homejamies ministry food australia resulted improvements participants food cooking attitudes knowledge food purchasing behaviours social interactions within home environment sustained six months programaustralian new zealand trial registration number actrn12611001209987