Jonathan P Bonnet1, Krystyna Rastorguieva2, Miranda A Moore3, Dominique Munroe4, Sharon H Bergquist5. 1. Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, USA. 2. Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, GA, USA. 3. Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA. 4. Mercer University, MPH Program, Atlanta, GA, USA. 5. Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Teaching kitchens have emerged as strategies to deliver lifestyle medicine principles and practices. However, a better understanding of their implementation, delivery cost, and potential benefits are needed. This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the costs associated with the development, deployment, and evaluation of the Emory Healthy Kitchen Collaborative (EHKC) teaching kitchen clinical trial. METHODS: The actual number of hours spent and costs incurred to develop and deploy the EHKC teaching kitchen were recorded and broadly categorized into 1 of 4 areas: program development, course delivery, research, and optional enhancements. Costs of each item were assigned as fixed or variable, enabling calculation of the marginal per participant program cost. RESULTS: Total costs were US$123,898, with 3/4 incurred for program development, research, and optional enhancements. Delivery of the course alone (not including program development costs, research, or any optional enhancements) cost US$30,194. The total cost per participant for the course was US$755, with a marginal participant cost of US$141. CONCLUSION: Teaching kitchens represent viable options to deliver lifestyle medicine interventions. However, more research and cost analyses are needed to better understand the value teaching kitchens provide to determine if they are an effective and economical way to deliver lifestyle medicine.
INTRODUCTION: Teaching kitchens have emerged as strategies to deliver lifestyle medicine principles and practices. However, a better understanding of their implementation, delivery cost, and potential benefits are needed. This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the costs associated with the development, deployment, and evaluation of the Emory Healthy Kitchen Collaborative (EHKC) teaching kitchen clinical trial. METHODS: The actual number of hours spent and costs incurred to develop and deploy the EHKC teaching kitchen were recorded and broadly categorized into 1 of 4 areas: program development, course delivery, research, and optional enhancements. Costs of each item were assigned as fixed or variable, enabling calculation of the marginal per participant program cost. RESULTS: Total costs were US$123,898, with 3/4 incurred for program development, research, and optional enhancements. Delivery of the course alone (not including program development costs, research, or any optional enhancements) cost US$30,194. The total cost per participant for the course was US$755, with a marginal participant cost of US$141. CONCLUSION: Teaching kitchens represent viable options to deliver lifestyle medicine interventions. However, more research and cost analyses are needed to better understand the value teaching kitchens provide to determine if they are an effective and economical way to deliver lifestyle medicine.
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