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

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.

Methods: Multiple data collection methods, including descriptive survey (n = 41), individual interviews (n = 25), and 1 focus group (n = 5). Interviewees were educators who deliver nutrition education as a component of GusNIP NI/PPR programs.

Successful Community Nutrition Incentive Program Data Collection during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study.

Background: The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has complicated rigorous evaluation of public health nutrition programs. The USDA Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (USDA GusNIP) funds nutrition incentive programs to improve fruit and vegetable purchasing and intake by incentivizing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants at the point of sale. GusNIP grantees are required to collect survey data (e.

Descriptive Characteristics of Nutrition Incentive Projects Across the U.S.: A Comparison Between Farm Direct and Brick and Mortar Settings.

The purpose of this study is to describe the programmatic characteristics of current nutrition incentive projects supported by the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP). Specifically, implementation characteristics of nutrition incentive projects that were funded in 2019 were compared across brick and mortar (B&M) and farm direct (FD) sites in the United States. Across 10 nutrition incentive (NI) grantees, there were 621 sites that reported data from B&M (n = 156) and FD (n = 465) locations.

Accelerating Evaluation of Financial Incentives for Fruits and Vegetables: A Case for Shared Measures.

Food insecurity, or lack of consistent access to enough food, is associated with low intakes of fruits and vegetables (FVs) and higher risk of chronic diseases and disproportionately affects populations with low income. Financial incentives for FVs are supported by the 2018 Farm Bill and United States (U.S.

A Qualitative Exploration of Indicators of Health Equity Embeddedness Among Public Health Policy Advocacy Campaigns.

There are socioeconomic and racial/ethnic health disparities that warrant policy change to advance health equity. The purpose of this qualitative study was to elucidate primary activities and/or tangible characteristics that indicate that a policy advocacy campaign has an embedded health equity focus. Researchers interviewed policy advocacy experts ( = 13) and campaign leaders ( = 9), transcribed audio recordings of interviews, and conducted a thematic analysis to examine health-equity-related processes within policy campaigns.

Diabetes Prevention for Pacific People in the United States: A Mixed-Methods Feasibility Study to Adapt the Diabetes Prevention Program With Samoan/Tongan Church Communities.

Objective: To determine baseline characteristics of a group of Samoans/Tongans in Southern California at risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus and identify barriers, cultural factors, and readiness and capacity to implement a culturally tailored Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) in a faith-based setting.

Design: A mixed-methods pilot that included piloting modified DPP sessions, conducting a survey, and focus groups (N = 4).

Setting: Samoan/Tongan faith-based organizations.

Healthy Food Incentive Programs: Findings From Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Programs Across the United States.

Diet-related chronic disease remains a public health concern, and low intake of fruits and vegetables disproportionately affects low-income populations. Healthy food incentive (HFI) projects can help close the nutrition gap among low-income populations by increasing purchasing power and access to fruits and vegetables. This study aimed to qualitatively explore lessons learned and best practices from Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Grant Program (FINI) grantees across the United States.

Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Grant Program: Implications for the 2018 Farm Bill and Future Directions.

The 2018 Farm Bill was finalized in mid-December of 2018 after months of discussion and debate between policymakers. The Farm Bill has many implications for low-income and food-insecure populations in the United States. One program within the Farm Bill that helps bridge the nutrition gap for low-income Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants is the Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Grant Program (FINI).

The Future of the Small Rural Grocery Store: A Qualitative Exploration.

Objectives: Rural communities face unique challenges to and opportunities for offering more healthful foods and are often understudied in comparison to their urban counterparts. The purpose of this study was to conduct a qualitative assessment of rural storeowners' perceptions of their communities, their business practices, and factors that influences their viability, sustainability, and ability to support healthy food choices.

Methods: We conducted interviews with storeowners (N = 15) in small stores in rural Nebraska and explored perceptions of business practices, role in the community, and consumer demand for more healthful foods.

Auxiliary measures to assess factors related to food insecurity: Preliminary testing and baseline characteristics of newly designed hunger-coping scales.

The objective of this paper is to describe the development and preliminary testing of new scales to assess hunger-coping behaviors in a very low-income population. Very low-income adults (≥ 19 years), caregivers to at least one child (n = 306) completed a survey in a community setting (e.g.

A workplace farmstand pilot programme in Omaha, Nebraska, USA.

Objective: To explore the feasibility of a workplace farmstand programme through the utilization of an online ordering system to build awareness for local food systems, encourage community participation, and increase local fruit and vegetable availability.

Design: A 4-week pilot to explore feasibility of workplace farmstand programmes through a variety of outcome measures, including survey, mode of sale, weekly sales totals and intercept interviews.

Setting: A large private company in Sarpy County, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.