Health and well-being of Hutterite farmers in Alberta: results from the Sustainable Farm Families Alberta program

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dc.contributor.authorAdandom, Henrietha
dc.contributor.authorOfori-Dei, Samuel M.
dc.contributor.authorHallstrom, Lars K.
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-18T17:12:30Z
dc.date.available2023-07-18T17:12:30Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionOpen access article. Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) applies
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: This article describes the health and lifestyle profile of Hutterite farmers in Alberta who participated in a health literacy education program. Methods: Longitudinal quantitative and qualitative data from the sustainable farm families (SFF) Alberta program (2014–2017) were used to describe the health and lifestyle profile of Hutterites. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and conventional and summative content analysis. Results: Four hundred and twenty-seven Hutterite men and women aged 18–75 years participated in a health literacy education program. About 50%–80% of Hutterites reported good health status, no hearing or sleeping problems, little to no body pain, fewer breathing and bladder difficulties and no constipation/diarrhoea. On average, the risk of diabetes was low (mean = 3.4) with total glucose (mean = 5.2) and cholesterol (mean = 3.5) within normal levels. Mental health outcomes such as anxiety (mean = 4.1), stress (mean = 6.7) and depression (mean = 3.1) were also within normal to mild ranges. Qualitative data showed that Hutterite farmers are committed to maintaining physical health and adopting strategies to improve mental health and lifestyle behaviours. Conclusion: Hutterites have recognisable health challenges like other rural farming communities but are aware of their physical and mental health challenges and engage in healthy lifestyle behaviours. The Hutterite tenets of living present a perfect ecological setting for sustainable health promotion intervention.
dc.identifier.citationAdandom, H. C., Ofori-Dei, S. M., & Hallstrom, L. K. (2023). Health and well-being of Hutterite farmers in Alberta: Results from the Sustainable Farm Families Alberta program. Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine, 28(3), 123-130.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/6538
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWolter Kluwer
dc.publisher.facultyHealth Sciences
dc.publisher.facultyPrentice Institute
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Lethbridge
dc.subjectHutterites
dc.subjectPhysical health
dc.subjectSustainable farm families
dc.subjectHealth promotion programs
dc.subjectHealthy lifestyle behaviors
dc.subject.lcshHutterite Brethren--Alberta
dc.subject.lcshHealth promotion--Alberta
dc.subject.lcshHealth education--Alberta
dc.subject.lcshHealth literacy--Alberta
dc.subject.lcshFarmers--Alberta
dc.subject.lcshMental health
dc.titleHealth and well-being of Hutterite farmers in Alberta: results from the Sustainable Farm Families Alberta program
dc.typeArticle
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