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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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  • A Systems Approach Helps Explain Significant Improvements in Local Wellness Policies Among SNAP-Ed-Supported School Districts

    2020 | LeGros, T. A., Jacobs, L. E., Goodman, G. L., Orzech, K. M., & Holmes, E. (2020). A Systems Approach Helps Explain Significant Improvements in Local Wellness Policies Among SNAP-Ed–Supported School Districts. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 52(8), 766–774. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2020.02.010
    Objective: To assess changes in written local wellness policies (LWPs) across time within Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed)–participating districts. Design: Sequential, explanatory mixed methods. Setting...
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  • Adding a Social Marketing Campaign to a School-Based Nutrition Education Program Improves Children's Dietary Intake: A Quasi-Experimental Study

    2016 | Blitstein, J. L., Cates, S. C., Hersey, J., Montgomery, D., Shelley, M., Hradek, C., Kosa, K., Bell, L., Long, V., Williams, P. A., Olson, S., & Singh, A. (2016). Adding a Social Marketing Campaign to a School-Based Nutrition Education Program Improves Children’s Dietary Intake: A Quasi-Experimental Study. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 116(8), 1285–1294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2015.12.016
    Background Evidence supports the use of social marketing campaigns to improve nutrition knowledge and reinforce the effects of nutrition education programs. However, the additional effects of parent-focused social marketing with...
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  • Adapting an Elementary School Nutrition Context Assessment for High School Settings and Students

    2019 | John, D. H., Halverson, B., & Ho, T. H. (2019). Adapting an Elementary School Nutrition Context Assessment for High School Settings and Students. Journal of Human Sciences and Extension, 7(3), 13. DOI: https://doi.org/10.54718/GYIF2485
    The school nutrition context is comprised of supportive environmental features, programs, policies, and social relationships that shape students’ healthy dietary choices and patterns.   When engaging students as change agents...
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  • Adults' Reaction to Public Health Messaging: Recall, Media Type, and Behavior Change Motivation

    2022 | Keller, K. J. M., Mehrle Elliott, D., & Britt-Rankin, J. (2022). Adults’ Reaction to Public Health Messaging: Recall, Media Type, and Behavior Change Motivation. Journal of Prevention, 43(1), 125–141. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-021-00661-0
    This paper focuses on effective messaging practices identified in data collected after 10 years of implementing a gain-framed messaging campaign encouraging healthier behaviors in middle-aged and older adults. In Study 1, we measured...
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  • African American Perceptions of Service Provided by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education: A Qualitative Exploration

    2023 | Greene, M., Holston, D., Freightman, J., & Briley, C. (2023). African American Perceptions of Service Provided by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education: A Qualitative Exploration. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 55(2), 125–134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2022.10.004
    Objective: To assess African Americans’ satisfaction with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) in Louisiana. Methods: African American facilitators conducted 5 focus group discussions with 25 African American...
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  • An Assessment of Perceived Barriers to Farmers' Market Access

    2019 | Ritter, G., Walkinshaw, L. P., Quinn, E. L., Ickes, S., & Johnson, D. B. (2019). An Assessment of Perceived Barriers to Farmers' Market Access. Journal of nutrition education and behavior, 51(1), 48–56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2018.07.020
    Objective: To explore whether Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program–Education (SNAP-Ed) stakeholders (individuals involved in work to increase access to farmers’ markets [FMs] for low-income populations) perceive the same barriers...
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  • An Assessment of the Factors Associated with Grocery Shopping Frequency for Georgia SNAP-Ed Participants

    2023 | Oh, D., Shannon, J., & Lee, J. S. (2023). An Assessment of the Factors Associated with Grocery Shopping Frequency for Georgia SNAP-Ed Participants. Southeastern Geographer, 63(2), 203–214. https://doi.org/10.1353/sgo.2023.0015
    The current research examined participants’ self-reported data from the SNAP-Ed program in 2018 and 2019 in eight target counties in northern Georgia. Store proximity clusters were explicitly described using the k-means clustering...
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