Feeding America's Bravest: Mediterranean Diet-Based Interventions to Change Firefighters' Eating Habits

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Conditions studied: Diet, Mediterranean, Health Behavior, Program Sustainability, Program Effectiveness

In brief

The purpose of this study is to modify the food culture of the fire service by motivating firefighters and their families to incorporate Mediterranean diet principles at work and home through behavior change strategies that involve education, participation and incentives. The ultimate purpose is to lower firefighters' risks for CVD and cancer by successfully getting more firefighters and their families to adopt and incorporate the healthy eating principles behind the Mediterranean diet.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02941757

Run by

Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)

People needed

486

Starts

2016-10-01

Expected to finish

2019-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-07-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• those permanently assigned to one of the 45 IFD stations
• with a fire department-provided medical exam in the last two years
• at least 18 years of age
• full duty status at the time of consent

You may not qualify if…

• those without a recorded fire department exam in the last two years
• less than 18 years of age
• restrictions on duty at the time of consent.

Where it is running

• Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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