INTRODUCTION Increasing the accessibility and affordability of fresh produce is an important strategy for municipalities combatting obesity and related health conditions. Farmers markets offer a promising venue for intervention in urban settings, and in recent years, an increasing number of programs have provided financial incentives to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipient...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the effect of the US Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on the food security (consistent access to adequate food) of recipients, net of the effect of the self-selection of more food-needy households into the programme. DESIGN The food security of current SNAP recipients and recent leavers is compared in cross-sectional survey data, adjusting for economic an...

OBJECTIVE Literature on food environments has expanded rapidly, yet most research focuses on stores and community characteristics without integrating customer-level data. The present study combines customer shopping behaviour with store food inventory data. DESIGN Face-to-face interviews were conducted with customers shopping in corner stores to measure food shopping behaviour, household food...

Food insecurity has increased significantly among low-income Californians over the last decade. According to data from the 2009 California Health Interview Survey, 3.8 million adults in households with incomes at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) could not afford enough food at least once in the previous year. Low-income households with children and Spanish-speaking households su...

OBJECTIVE Public assistance programmes may increase risk of obesity among adults. The current study assessed whether participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP; formerly the Food Stamp Program), Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or California Work Opportunities and Responsibilities to Kids (CalWorks) was associated with obesity, independent of socio-economic status an...

ObjectiveTo review the effect of Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) in changing nutrition-related outcomes.MethodsRelevant research conducted before December 2020 was identified using PubMed, Web Science, Google Scholar, EFNEP Research Database. The methodological quality each eligible study assessed.ResultsOf 406 studies found, 30 were eligible; 26 on EFNEP, 4 included both ...

I investigate the trend reversal in the labor supply of single childless women that occurred at the turn of the 21st century and its continued decline over the last decade. I find that while traditional static labor supply theory and demographic transitions fall short in explaining this recent phenomenon, there is strong evidence that increased participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assist...