Abstract
Researchers who work with Latino populations contend that genetics, culture, immigration, and social and environmental conditions influence eating and activity behaviors in Latino families. 6 Thus, these factors should inform the processes and resources used to adapt a health education program from one United States population segment to another. The purpose of this paper is to describe how an existing nutrition education program was adapted for Latino families and to report indicators of its acceptability. To achieve a good fit, several components were considered in all aspects of the program, including both surface modifications, such as bilingual-bicultural educators, material translation, and incentive selections, as well as deep-structure characteristics of culture such as common values and culturally appropriate mealtime practices.
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