Exploring the Role of Fathers in the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition Program

Dychtwald, Dan; Milliron, Brandy‐Joe

doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2017.05.268

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“…Structural, political, and cultural context in one or more organizations that shapes individual practice: Lack of appointments and/or classes outside regular working hours Clinic wait time is too long Lack of father‐specific information and materials Marketing and educational materials that do not reference fathers Service outreach and/or enrollment practices that result in mothers being the default primary client General budget constraints that commonly result in cutting father‐specific programming Few male providers …”

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confidence: 99%

“…The most widely cited inner-setting barrier to father engagement in the programs reviewed is the lack of appointments outside of regular working hours (i.e., 9 am to 5 pm) (52,54,68,(73)(74)(75)(76). Approximately 94% of fathers with children 3 years or younger are employed compared with 61% of mothers with children of the same age (77).…”

Section: Barriers Present In the Inner Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Approximately 94% of fathers with children 3 years or younger are employed compared with 61% of mothers with children of the same age . The lack of evening and weekend appointments is cited as a barrier to attending prenatal care appointments , pediatric appointments , home visiting sessions , and WIC counseling sessions . Fathers also reported that the wait time in clinics was a deterrent to attending appointments , which likely reflects the fact that they often need to take time off work in order to attend.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Engaging Fathers in Early Obesity Prevention During the First 1,000 Days: Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change Strategies

Davison

Gavarkovs

McBride

et al. 2019

Obesity

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Objective Fathers are critical stakeholders in childhood obesity prevention but are difficult to engage. This review presents a new approach to engaging fathers in obesity prevention during the first 1,000 days. Methods The review focuses on five existing health and social service programs, including prenatal care, pediatric care, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, home visiting, and Early Head Start. For each program, the obesity prevention services provided, evidence of father engagement, and barriers thereto are outlined. Subsequently, policy, systems, and environmental strategies are outlined to address the noted barriers and promote father engagement. Results Although the programs hold great promise in bringing obesity prevention services to fathers, barriers to their engagement are present in the inner (e.g., limited hours of operation, lack of father‐specific materials and programming) and outer (e.g., lack of model programs, best practice models, and consistent funding) settings of programs. Policy, systems, and environmental strategies to increase father engagement focus on earmarked funding, changes to national practice guidelines and practitioner training requirements, and the establishment of father‐engagement performance metrics. Conclusions Increasing father involvement in the specified programs will likely increase their engagement in early obesity prevention in an efficient and sustainable manner.

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