Building Access to Food Through Systems and Solidarity (BASIS): A Subsidized and Culturally-adapted Produce Box Program for Immigrant Communities of Brooklyn, NY
Building Access to Food Through Systems and Solidarity (BASIS): A Subsidized and Culturally-adapted Produce Box Program for Immigrant Communities of Brooklyn, NY - Family Box Pilot Study
NYU Langone Health
100 participants
Apr 28, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The goal of this study is to improve diet and social cohesion among Chinese American families living in New York City (NYC) through a program that provides whole grains and legumes, builds ethnic identity, and fosters family resilience. The study ultimately aims to leverage this program to address cardiometabolic disease disparities in a culturally meaningful way.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria6
- Adults aged 18-90 years
- Self-identify as Chinese or Chinese American
- Caretaker or parent of at least one child who lives with them between the ages of 2-6 years
- Willing and able to provide written consent
- Comfortable speaking English, Cantonese, or Mandarin; reading in English or simplified or traditional Chinese
- Can travel to CPC site for box pick-up monthly
Exclusion Criteria1
- \. Individuals who don't meet the eligibility criteria
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Interventions
Boxes will include approximately five pounds of dry ingredients (e.g., whole grains, legumes, flour), which translates into about 40 servings of food for a family of four per month. Each ingredient box will include culturally relevant recipes and, six times out of the twelve boxes, include a culturally relevant book for the family's child/children.
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NCT07076251