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Does a food insecurity intervention improve perinatal outcomes for mother and child? A randomized control study protocol of the Fresh Rx: Nourishing Healthy Starts program

Journal of Public Health Research, 2022
Background Pregnancy and postpartum periods represent critical times to support nutrition and household food security, especially for families with limited or strained economic resources.
Dan Ferris, Stephen Roll, Jin Huang, Katherine Mathews, Trina Ragain, Katie Simpson, Jason Jabbari, Kourtney Gilbert, Tyler Frank, Sydney Rothman   +9 more
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A snapshot of nutrition incentive adaptation during COVID-19

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2023
Exacerbated food insecurity has been among the many challenges presented by the emergence of the novel coronavirus 2019 in the United States. In the wake of the pandemic, expanded focus has turned to the capacities of established federal nutrition ...
Cody Gusto, John Diaz, Laura Warner, Christine Overdevest, Catherine Campbell, Sebastian Galindo   +5 more
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education in Los Angeles County: Lessons and observations from the field, 2013–2016

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2019
Although the California Department of Public Health has been delivering nutrition education for nearly two decades, the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) resources to advance policy, systems, and environmental change ...
Tony Kuo
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Analysis of the food and medicines provision in the northern regions of the USA and Canada

Управление, 2023
The article is devoted to the analysis of foreign experience in ensuring the availability of medicines and food products for the population of the northern regions of the United States and Canada.
A. S. Moiakunova
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An Analysis of Equity in Service Provided by the SNAP-Ed Program: A Comparison of Dietary Outcomes among African American and White Participants in Louisiana

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension, 2022
Structural racism has contributed to increased poverty, food insecurity, and obesity rates among African Americans relative to Whites. Nutrition education programs should therefore consider how well they serve this population.
Matthew Greene , Rhiannon Kroeger , Samuel Stroope , Bailey Houghtaling , Denise Holston   +4 more
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Addressing Program Sustainability: A Time Series Analysis of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the US [PDF]

Business Ethics and Leadership, 2023
Food stamps, or, more formally, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), form a crucial support system for many individuals in the United States.
Achintya Ray
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Improving Nutrition by Limiting Choice in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2017
In contrast to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) currently allows the purchase of almost any food. This paper reconsiders the role of two forms of limiting choice in SNAP.
Klerman, Jacob A., Collins, Ann M., Olsho, Lauren E.W.   +2 more
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Effectiveness of a SNAP-Ed Nutrition Education Booth at Farmers Markets

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2016
Many farmers markets are now accepting federal nutrition assistance benefits through programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), allowing program participants to use their benefits for purchasing locally grown fruits and ...
Mateja Savoie-Roskos, Heidi LeBlanc, Casey Coombs, Lea Palmer, Melanie Jewkes, Teresa Hunsaker   +5 more
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Improving Nutrition by Increasing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2017
The diets of Americans fall far short of recommended dietary guidelines, and those who live in low-income households have even poorer diets than higher-income households. Many low-income Americans rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The program's dual goals are to improve food security and nutrition.
Collins, Ann M., Klerman, Jacob A.
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Purposive Facebook Recruitment Endows Cost-Effective Nutrition Education Program Evaluation

JMIR Research Protocols, 2013
BackgroundRecent legislation established a requirement for nutrition education in federal assistance programs to be evidence-based. Recruitment of low-income persons to participate and evaluate nutrition education activities can be challenging and costly.
Lohse, Barbara, Wamboldt, Patricia
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