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Results of Language for Health: Cardiovascular Disease Nutrition Education for Latino English-as-a-Second-Language Students

Graduate School of Public Health, Center for Behavioral and Community Health Studies, San Diego State Universityjelder{at}mail.sdsu.edu

Jeanette I. Candelaria, MPH

Susan I. Woodruff, PhD

Graduate School of Public Health, Center for Behavioral and Community Health Studies, San Diego State University

Michael H. Criqui, MD, MPH

Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego

Gregory A. Talavera, MD, MPH

Graduate School of Public Health, Center for Behavioral and Community Health Studies, San Diego State University

Joan W. Rupp, MS, RD

Department of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts, San Diego State University

This report presents the final evaluation of Language for Health, part of a federally funded initiative to develop heart disease prevention interventions for low-literate populations. Language for Health specifically intervened with recent immigrants enrolled in English-as-a-second-language classes, incorporating nutritional behavior change materials into English-language curricula. Latino participants (n = 732) were exposed to either nutrition education or stress management classes (attention-placebo group) designed specifically for low-English-literate adults. Participants completed physiological measures assessing blood pressure, total and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, waist and hip circumference, and weight. Self-report surveys were administered to collect students’ nutrition-related knowledge, attitudes, self-reported fat avoidance behaviors, and demographic information. Data were collected at baseline, 3-month posttest, and 6-month follow-up. Results indicated long-term effects of the intervention on nutrition knowledge and fat avoidance, yet only short-term effects on total cholesterol: HDL ratio and systolic blood pressure.

Health Education & Behavior, Vol. 27, No. 1, 50-63 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/109019810002700106


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