Incentivizing Fruit and Vegetable Purchasers at Fresh Markets in Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans

The New Orleans Fresh Food Retailer Initiative

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable NATIONAL SHIPPING POINT TRENDS

Unless otherwise stated, shipments, crossings or imports are for the weeks ending October 21 and 28, and November 04, 2017 in that order in thousand hundredweight (cwt) or 100,000 pound units. Expected movement is for the period October 29-November 11, 2017. Prices are for Monday, November 06, 2017 compared to Monday, October 30, 2017. Unless otherwise stated, sales are F.O.B. Shipping Point Ba...

Effectiveness of Fresh to You, a Discount Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Market in Low-Income Neighborhoods, on Children’s Fruit and Vegetable Consumption, Rhode Island, 2010–2011

INTRODUCTION Eating fruits and vegetables is associated with lowered risk for many chronic diseases. However, most Americans, especially members of low-income and minority populations, do not eat adequate amounts. Fresh to You is a public-private partnership program that brings discount fresh produce markets into low-income neighborhoods. We conducted a mixed-methods evaluation of Fresh to You ...

Effect of fresh fruit availability at worksites on the fruit and vegetable consumption of low-wage employees.

OBJECTIVE To examine the impact of fresh fruit availability at worksites on the fruit and vegetable consumption and related psychosocial determinants of low-wage employees. DESIGN A prospective, randomized block experimental design. SETTING Seven apparel manufacturing and 2 food processing worksites. PARTICIPANTS A convenience sample of 391 low-wage employees in 6 intervention worksites a...

The Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Fruit and Vegetable Markets Workers of Tehran and Factors Affecting Disorders

Background and Objectives: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders can a great deal cost for communities each year. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in workers working in the fruit and vegetable markets and to identify the risk factors that affecting these disorders. Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 5...