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Objective: To ascertain inactive teens’ insights regarding the types of physical activities (PAs) they would be willing to do, and to inform a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program–Education PA social marketing campaign targeting this audience.
Purpose: To better understand the barriers to implementing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) direct education programming in rural communities, as well as strategies to overcome these barriers.
Background: The United States Department of Agriculture's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the country's largest nutrition assistance program for low-income populations.
There is a need to disseminate evidence-based childhood obesity prevention interventions on a broader scale to reduce obesity-related disparities among underserved children.
Shah, H.D.; Adler, J.; Ottoson, J.; Webb, K.; Gosliner, W.
Objective: To explore California local health department leaders’ experiences planning, implementing, and evaluating nutrition promotion and obesity prevention programs for low-income families.
BACKGROUND: Farm-to-school interventions are recommended strategies to improve dietary behaviors among school-aged children. Tools are needed to assess community readiness and capacity to optimize farm-to-school implementation.
Bush-Kaufman, A.; Barale, K.; Aragon, M.C.; Walsh, M.
Objective: To develop and test an observational survey that quantifies food pantry environments (FPE). Design: Best practices in FPE were identified through key informant interviews. The tool was pilot-tested, including a content review, and then field-tested for reliability.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the cornerstone of the US nutrition safety net. Each month, SNAP provides assistance to 40 million low-income Americans-nearly half of them children.
Bahl, M.; Francis, S.L.; Yap, L.; Montgomery, D.; Lillehoj, C.
Objective: As part of a statewide Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program–Education program evaluation, Fresh Conversations (FC) facilitators (ie, educators) provided input into a new delivery model. Methods: The researchers interviewed 25 FC facilitators.
Parsons, A.A.; Monteban, M.; Lee, E.; Bebo, P.; Zubieta, A.C.; Ginnetti, S.; Hewitt, J.; Freedman, D.
Objective: Identify factors perceived to influence implementation of healthy eating policy, systems, and environmental strategies (PSEs) in child care settings serving low-income children.
