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10 Tips for Adults
2018 | University of New England
10 Tips for Adults (10 Tips) is a multi-level direct education intervention designed to reinforce messages related to increasing fruit and vegetable consumption, increasing physical activity, consuming more water, and providing...

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A Market Basket Assessment: Prices and Availability of Healthy Foods Across SNAP Authorized Food Outlets in Counties With High Obesity Rates in Mississippi

2021 | Canales, E., Fan, L., Buys, D. R., & Cantave, M. D. (2021). A Market Basket Assessment: Prices and Availability of Healthy Foods Across SNAP-Authorized Food Outlets in Counties With High Obesity Rates in Mississippi. Preventing Chronic Disease, 18, 210173. https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd18.210173
Introduction The Mississippi Delta is predominantly rural and ranks among the US regions with the highest obesity rates. Throughout the US, rural and low-income communities have limited access to healthy foods. Given the interrelation...

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A mixed-methods evaluation using low-income adult Georgians' experience with a smartphone-based eLearning nutrition education programme

2018 | Stotz, S., Lee, J. S., & Hall, J. (2018). A mixed-methods evaluation using low-income adult Georgians’ experience with a smartphone-based eLearning nutrition education programme. Public Health Nutrition, 21(17), 3271–3280. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980018001933
Objective To understand low-income adults' expectations and experiences using an innovative smartphone and theory-based eLearning nutrition education program, entitled Food eTalk. Design Longitudinal mixed-methods single case study...

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A Pilot Fruit and Vegetable Prescription (FVRx) Program Improves Local Fruit and Vegetable Consumption, Nutrition Knowledge, and Food Purchasing Practices

2023 | Slagel, N., Newman, T., Sanville, L., Thompson, J. J., Dallas, J., Cotto-Rivera, E., & Lee, J. S. (2023). A Pilot Fruit and Vegetable Prescription (FVRx) Program Improves Local Fruit and Vegetable Consumption, Nutrition Knowledge, and Food Purchasing Practices. Health Promotion Practice, 24(1), 62–69. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248399211018169
Fruit and Vegetable Prescription (FVRx) programs rely on diverse community and clinic partnerships to improve food security and fruit and vegetable consumption among medically underserved patient populations. Despite the growth in...

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A qualitative evaluation of UC CalFresh Plan, Shop, Save, Cook curriculum reveals additional outcomes

2016 | Nicoli, A., Ganthavorn, C., Mendoza, C., Martin, A., Neelon, M., & Kaiser, L. L. (2016). A qualitative evaluation of UC CalFresh Plan, Shop, Save, Cook curriculum reveals additional outcomes. California Agriculture, 70(2), 83–88. https://doi.org/10.3733/ca.v070n02p83
UC ANR Cooperative Extension (UCCE) conducted six focus groups in 2013 with CalFresh-eligible adults to determine how to improve the existing evaluation method for the Plan, Shop, Save, Cook nutrition education classes. Focus group...

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A Qualitative Exploration of Approaches Applied by Nutrition Educators Within Nutrition Incentive Programs

2023 | Stotz, S., Mitchell, E., Szczepaniak, M., Akin, J., Fricke, H., & Shanks, C. B. (2023). A Qualitative Exploration of Approaches Applied by Nutrition Educators Within Nutrition Incentive Programs. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 55(3), 224–234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2022.11.007
Objective: To explore the approaches applied by nutrition educators who work with the US Department of Agriculture Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP), Nutrition Incentive (NI), and Produce Prescription (PPR) programs...

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A Randomized Intervention of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education Did Not Improve Dietary Outcomes Except for Vitamin D Among Lower-Income Women in Indiana

2023 | Qin, Y., Rivera, R. L., Zhang, Y., Wang, Q., Tooze, J. A., Abbott, A. R., Maulding, M. K., Craig, B. A., Bailey, R. L., & Eicher-Miller, H. A. (2023). A Randomized Intervention of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education Did Not Improve Dietary Outcomes Except for Vitamin D Among Lower-Income Women in Indiana. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 123(2), 284–298.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2022.06.030
Background: The goal of US Department of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program–Education (SNAP-Ed) is to improve the likelihood that those eligible for SNAP will make healthy choices aligned with the Dietary Guidelines...

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A randomized study of food pantry environment-level change following the SuperShelf intervention

2022 | Caspi, C., Gordon, N., Bliss Barsness, C., Bohen, L., Canterbury, M., Peterson, H., Wolfson, J., & Pratt, R. (2022a). A randomized study of food pantry environment-level change following the SuperShelf intervention. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 12(6), 764–774. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibac003
The charitable food system is rapidly evolving. Interventions that target the food pantry environment and use behavioral economics are in high demand, but can be difficult to implement in a low-resource setting. This is an analysis of...

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A Social Marketing Approach to 1% Milk Use: Resonance Is the Key

2018 | Finnell, K. J., & John, R. (2018). A Social Marketing Approach to 1% Milk Use: Resonance Is the Key. Health Promotion Practice, 19(3), 437–444. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524839917699594
The U.S. Dietary Guidelines recommend low-fat milk consumption, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) programs follow these guidelines to develop health education programs for SNAP recipients. This study...

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A Supplemental Produce and eLearning Nutrition Education Program for Georgians Who Use Safety-Net Clinics for Their Health Care

2019 | Stotz, S. A., Thompson, J. J., Bhargava, V., Scarrow, A., Capitano, K., & Lee, J. S. (2019). A Supplemental Produce and eLearning Nutrition Education Program for Georgians Who Use Safety-Net Clinics for Their Health Care. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 51(9), 1099–1106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2019.06.018
Objective: To explore the experiences of safety-net clinic patients who engaged in a 12-week supplemental produce and eLearning nutrition education program. Methods: This mixed-method study employed a nonrandomized comparison study...

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10 Tips for Adults

A Market Basket Assessment: Prices and Availability of Healthy Foods Across SNAP Authorized Food Outlets in Counties With High Obesity Rates in Mississippi

A mixed-methods evaluation using low-income adult Georgians' experience with a smartphone-based eLearning nutrition education programme

A Pilot Fruit and Vegetable Prescription (FVRx) Program Improves Local Fruit and Vegetable Consumption, Nutrition Knowledge, and Food Purchasing Practices

A qualitative evaluation of UC CalFresh Plan, Shop, Save, Cook curriculum reveals additional outcomes

A Qualitative Exploration of Approaches Applied by Nutrition Educators Within Nutrition Incentive Programs

A Randomized Intervention of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education Did Not Improve Dietary Outcomes Except for Vitamin D Among Lower-Income Women in Indiana

A randomized study of food pantry environment-level change following the SuperShelf intervention

A Social Marketing Approach to 1% Milk Use: Resonance Is the Key

A Supplemental Produce and eLearning Nutrition Education Program for Georgians Who Use Safety-Net Clinics for Their Health Care

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