Best Practices Among Food-Based Community Organizations: A Qualitative Analysis

Natalie S. Poulos; Natalie M. Golaszewski; Melissa N. Laska; Keryn E. Pasch

doi:10.1080/03670244.2019.1671836

Best Practices Among Food-Based Community Organizations: A Qualitative Analysis

Natalie S. Poulos, Natalie M. Golaszewski, Melissa N. Laska, Keryn E. Pasch

Epidemiology

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2 Scopus citations

Abstract

Food-based community organizations (FBCO) have positive impacts on community health, yet little is known about best practices that facilitate organization sustainability. To identify strategies among FBCOs used to facilitate member engagement/retention, reach future members/participants, and support organizational growth, key informants from four FBCOs in Texas participated in in-depth interviews. Semi-structured interviews were informed by grounded theory, voice recorded, and transcribed. Results from eight interviews, representing four organizations, indicated five themes for organization sustainability: commitment to a mission, supportive leadership, physical meeting space, clear communication, and community partnerships. Implementation of these strategies may benefit other FBCOs by helping them create sustainable organizations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	104-116
Number of pages	13
Journal	Ecology of Food and Nutrition
Volume	59
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2019.1671836
State	Published - Jan 2 2020

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, © 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Keywords

Nutrition
community food organization
sustainability

PubMed: MeSH publication types

Journal Article

Access

10.1080/03670244.2019.1671836

OpenUrl availability

Full text

Cite this

@article{a3ee8cbc759f472b82d4b8001b5abc12,

title = "Best Practices Among Food-Based Community Organizations: A Qualitative Analysis",

abstract = "Food-based community organizations (FBCO) have positive impacts on community health, yet little is known about best practices that facilitate organization sustainability. To identify strategies among FBCOs used to facilitate member engagement/retention, reach future members/participants, and support organizational growth, key informants from four FBCOs in Texas participated in in-depth interviews. Semi-structured interviews were informed by grounded theory, voice recorded, and transcribed. Results from eight interviews, representing four organizations, indicated five themes for organization sustainability: commitment to a mission, supportive leadership, physical meeting space, clear communication, and community partnerships. Implementation of these strategies may benefit other FBCOs by helping them create sustainable organizations.",

keywords = "Nutrition, community food organization, sustainability",

author = "Poulos, {Natalie S.} and Golaszewski, {Natalie M.} and Laska, {Melissa N.} and Pasch, {Keryn E.}",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019, {\textcopyright} 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.",

year = "2020",

month = jan,

day = "2",

doi = "10.1080/03670244.2019.1671836",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "59",

pages = "104--116",

journal = "Ecology of Food and Nutrition",

issn = "0367-0244",

publisher = "Taylor and Francis Ltd.",

number = "1",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Best Practices Among Food-Based Community Organizations

T2 - A Qualitative Analysis

AU - Poulos, Natalie S.

AU - Golaszewski, Natalie M.

AU - Laska, Melissa N.

AU - Pasch, Keryn E.

PY - 2020/1/2

Y1 - 2020/1/2

N2 - Food-based community organizations (FBCO) have positive impacts on community health, yet little is known about best practices that facilitate organization sustainability. To identify strategies among FBCOs used to facilitate member engagement/retention, reach future members/participants, and support organizational growth, key informants from four FBCOs in Texas participated in in-depth interviews. Semi-structured interviews were informed by grounded theory, voice recorded, and transcribed. Results from eight interviews, representing four organizations, indicated five themes for organization sustainability: commitment to a mission, supportive leadership, physical meeting space, clear communication, and community partnerships. Implementation of these strategies may benefit other FBCOs by helping them create sustainable organizations.

AB - Food-based community organizations (FBCO) have positive impacts on community health, yet little is known about best practices that facilitate organization sustainability. To identify strategies among FBCOs used to facilitate member engagement/retention, reach future members/participants, and support organizational growth, key informants from four FBCOs in Texas participated in in-depth interviews. Semi-structured interviews were informed by grounded theory, voice recorded, and transcribed. Results from eight interviews, representing four organizations, indicated five themes for organization sustainability: commitment to a mission, supportive leadership, physical meeting space, clear communication, and community partnerships. Implementation of these strategies may benefit other FBCOs by helping them create sustainable organizations.

KW - Nutrition

KW - community food organization

KW - sustainability

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85073995046&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85073995046&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1080/03670244.2019.1671836

DO - 10.1080/03670244.2019.1671836

M3 - Article

C2 - 31549860

AN - SCOPUS:85073995046

SN - 0367-0244

VL - 59

SP - 104

EP - 116

JO - Ecology of Food and Nutrition

JF - Ecology of Food and Nutrition

IS - 1

ER -

Best Practices Among Food-Based Community Organizations: A Qualitative Analysis

Abstract

Bibliographical note

Keywords

PubMed: MeSH publication types

Access

OpenUrl availability

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this