Using Focus Groups to Identify Nutrition Education Needs and Implementation Strategies for the Wildland Firefighter.

J Occup Environ Med

From the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, School of Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho (H.H., A.F.B., A.J.R.); College of Education, Health and Human Sciences, Department of Movement Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho (A.F.B.); and National Technology and Development Program, USDA Forest Service, Missoula, Montana (J.W.D.).

Published: January 2024

Objectives: The aims of the study are to describe the current state, identify topics of importance, and suggest implementation strategies for tailored nutrition education for the WLFFs.

Methods: Focus groups were conducted and survey data was collected to gather qualitative and quantitative data from a sample of WLFFs. Constant comparative strategy was used to generate themes from transcripts.

Results: Wildland firefighters showed interest in early-introduced, multimodal, and specific nutrition education tailored to the demands of the WLFF.

Conclusions: Study findings provide nutrition topics of interest and importance to WLFFs and may be used to develop educational materials.

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