‘Ai Pono Cooking Demonstrations

Description

In Years 1 – 5, the investigators will hold quarterly cooking demonstrations and cultural lessons for a total of 36 events. The lessons will be aimed at improving family and community eating environments of participants and social cohesion of these communities. Attendance at each lesson will be limited to 30 individuals. Attendees will register via REDCap using their names and email addresses. There is no limit to how many lessons an individual can attend, but after the first lesson the investigators reserve 15 of the 30 spots for people who have not attended previously, as identified by their registration information. At each quarterly event, the investigators survey participants to assess their reaction to the lesson, their vegetable and fruit intake, self-efficacy for healthy diet, and perceptions of community cohesion. Surveys will take ~5-10 minutes to complete. Additionally, the investigators will survey random samples of homestead households (n = 20 per homestead, total n = 140 per year) in Projects Years 1 – 5. Total sample for this activity is 700. Each sample will be selected independent of previous samples, and it is possible the same households will be sampled multiple times.