
{"id":6539,"date":"2022-04-06T12:09:56","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T16:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/?p=6539"},"modified":"2025-01-11T12:23:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T17:23:38","slug":"health-environmental-messages-boost-meatless-monday-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/health-environmental-messages-boost-meatless-monday-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Health, environmental messages boost Meatless Monday campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<p>Messages that emphasize the health and environmental benefits of participating in Meatless Monday are an effective way to encourage people to eat less meat, according to new findings from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mondaycampaigns.org\/meatless-monday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meatless Monday<\/a>, launched by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2003, is a campaign that encourages people to remove meat from their diets on Mondays to reduce the negative environmental and health impacts of meat consumption in the United States. While studies have shown that many people are aware of and have participated Meatless Monday, this new study is the first to test the perceived effectiveness of the campaign\u2019s messaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By comparing subjects\u2019 responses to health and environmentally friendly Meatless Monday campaign messages to control messages about credit scores, nutrition researchers found that the Meatless Monday messaging was more attention-grabbing and positively received, increased negative perceptions of red meat consumption on health and the environment, and effectively reduced the intention to consume red meat products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMass media campaigns are a promising but understudied area for changing meat consumption,\u201d noted Hannah Rayala, BSPH, the study\u2019s first author. \u201cWe chose to study whether the campaign had an impact on perceived message effectiveness because this approach has been used to evaluate many other health communication campaigns and is predictive of actual behavioral change.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe U.S. is one of the top consumers in the world of meat,\u201d said&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/team\/lindsey-smith-taillie\/\">Lindsey Smith Taillie, PhD<\/a>, assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition and the Carolina Population Center. \u201cWe know that production and consumption of red and processed meat are linked to a wide array of negative environmental and health impacts, and yet there are few population-level interventions available to help increase awareness of these problems and promote shifts to healthier, more sustainable diets. The Meatless Monday campaign has been widely implemented in a variety of settings, including schools, universities and cities, as well as in many countries across the globe, and yet virtually no research has investigated whether the type of messaging used by this campaign is perceived as effective or moves the needle on intentions to change behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study, published recently in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC9010929\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>American Journal of Public Health<\/em><\/a>, was led by Rayala, a recent graduate of the Gillings School with a Bachelor of Public Health degree in nutrition, under Taillie\u2019s mentorship, with additional guidance from Natalia Rebolledo, PhD, recent doctoral graduate in nutrition. The study also included input from assistant professor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/team\/marissa-g-hall\/\">Marissa Hall, PhD<\/a>, from the Department of Health Behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study evaluated the effectiveness of messaging through a survey of 1,244 U.S. adults who had eaten meat at least once a week in the last 30 days. Participants viewed a random set of four graphics that pertained to control messaging, Meatless Monday health messaging or Meatless Monday environmental messaging. They then answered a series of questions about the messaging related to health concern, environmental concern, discouragement and unpleasantness, which all factored into the overall perceived message effectiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Meatless_Monday_health.jpg\" alt=\"Experimental Meatless Monday campaign messages focused on health\" class=\"wp-image-6545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Meatless_Monday_health.jpg 288w, https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Meatless_Monday_health-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Meatless_Monday_health-42x42.jpg 42w, https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Meatless_Monday_health-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Health-focused campaign<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Meatless_Monday_environment.jpg\" alt=\"Experimental Meatless Monday campaign messages focused on the environment\" class=\"wp-image-6543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Meatless_Monday_environment.jpg 288w, https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Meatless_Monday_environment-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Meatless_Monday_environment-42x42.jpg 42w, https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Meatless_Monday_environment-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Environment-focused campaign<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Meatless_Monday_control.jpg\" alt=\"Experimental control campaign messages focused on credit scores\" class=\"wp-image-6549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Meatless_Monday_control.jpg 288w, https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Meatless_Monday_control-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Meatless_Monday_control-42x42.jpg 42w, https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Meatless_Monday_control-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Control campaign<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Study participants found the health-focused and environmental-focused messaging nearly equal in effectiveness. Both types of messages were more effective at attracting attention and increasing negative perceptions of meat consumption. They also led participants to think about the health and environmental harms of consuming meat and made them more interested in talking with others about the Meatless Monday campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese findings are exciting because they suggest that a wide variety of health or environmental messages hold promise for helping American consumers cut back on red meat,\u201d said Rebolledo. \u201cAlthough our findings will need to be replicated in a behavioral trial, this study provides important evidence that communication campaigns can play an important role in promoting healthier, more sustainable diets in the U.S.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rayala said that \u201cthe next step for this research would be to evaluate the campaign\u2019s impact on actual behavioral changes, like purchases and intake of red and processed meat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-css-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#4b9cd3;color:#4b9cd3\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#666666\"><em>Contact the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health communications team at&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"mailto:sphcomm@unc.edu\"><em>sphcomm@unc.edu<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mondaycampaigns.org\/meatless-monday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mondaycampaigns.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/meatless-monday-logo-clean-1250x1250px-sm-200x0-c-default.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-small-font-size\" style=\"color:#4b9cd3\"><strong>AUTHORS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hannah_Rayala_headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Hannah Rayala headshot\" class=\"wp-image-6540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hannah_Rayala_headshot.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hannah_Rayala_headshot-42x42.jpg 42w, https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hannah_Rayala_headshot-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hannah-Therese Rayala, BSPH<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/team\/natalia-rebolledo\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Natalia_headshot_square.jpg\" alt=\"Natalia Rebolledo headshot\" class=\"wp-image-6558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Natalia_headshot_square.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Natalia_headshot_square-42x42.jpg 42w, https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Natalia_headshot_square-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Natalia Rebolledo, PhD<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/team\/marissa-g-hall\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Marissa_headshot_square.jpg\" alt=\"Marissa Hall headshot\" class=\"wp-image-6562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Marissa_headshot_square.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Marissa_headshot_square-42x42.jpg 42w, https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Marissa_headshot_square-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Marissa Hall, PhD<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/team\/lindsey-smith-taillie\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Lindsey_Smith_Taillie_square.png\" alt=\"Lindsey Smith Taillie headshot\" class=\"wp-image-4118\" style=\"width:120px;height:120px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Lindsey_Smith_Taillie_square.png 150w, https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Lindsey_Smith_Taillie_square-42x42.png 42w, https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Lindsey_Smith_Taillie_square-60x60.png 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lindsey Smith Taillie, PhD<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-css-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#4b9cd3;color:#4b9cd3\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-small-font-size\" style=\"color:#4b9cd3\"><strong>Read the full paper in the American Journal of Public Health:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC9010929\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MeatlessMonday_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Thumbnail of Meatless Monday article first page in AJPH\" class=\"wp-image-6577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MeatlessMonday_thumbnail.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MeatlessMonday_thumbnail-42x55.jpg 42w, https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MeatlessMonday_thumbnail-46x60.jpg 46w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-css-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#4b9cd3;color:#4b9cd3\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-small-font-size\" style=\"color:#4b9cd3\"><strong>Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/americans-consume-red-meat-from-a-variety-of-foods-creating-opportunities-to-introduce-meat-free-substitutions\/\">Americans&#8217; red &amp; processed meat consumption<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/americans-consume-red-meat-from-a-variety-of-foods-creating-opportunities-to-introduce-meat-free-substitutions\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/processed_meat_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Vacuum-sealed, sliced red processed meat in a store shelf\" class=\"wp-image-6199\" 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