CRST Cooking for Health

This study strives to evaluate the effectiveness of a culturally-tailored healthy food budgeting, purchasing, and cooking program on diet quality and cooking skills among 176 American Indians with type 2 diabetes to see if participation: lowers consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and processed foods; increases cooking skills and knowledge about healthy foods; and lowers weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar levels.  

We were able to have a beautiful interactive website created to share the Cooking for Health recipes, curriculum, and dissemination materials with our partners at University of Washington.

Study Documents:

All items containing study results have undergone review and approval from the participating Tribe and Great Plains IRB.

• Project Summary

• Consent Form for Focus Groups

• Consent Form for Intervention/Control Participants

• Consent Form for Interviews

• Presentation on Intervention Development 9.28.23

• Presentation on Curriculum and Study Update 4.16.24

• Publication on Focus Group Results

• Publication on Study Protocol

The study team is currently working on securing funds to expand the study to a Lakota youth and family population.