Publications by authors named "S Fleischhacker"
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- Food and nutrition security is essential for health, yet many U.S. households face food insecurity; this review assesses Fruit and Vegetable Incentive (FVI) programs aimed at improving conditions for lower-income households.
- The review analyzed 30 studies, revealing that most FVI programs successfully decreased food insecurity and increased fruit and vegetable consumption among participants, while also improving blood glucose levels for those with diet-related health issues.
- The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends FVI programs for low-income populations to enhance food access and affordability, with the goal of promoting better health equity across the nation.
It is the position of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior that for effective recovery from and resilience to disasters, it is essential that impacted individuals and communities have access to safe, nutritious, and culturally and contextually appropriate foods and beverages, and receive emergency-related food and nutrition education before, during, and after a disaster. Despite the increasing number, duration, and intensity of disasters worldwide, there is relatively limited guidance for research, policy, and practice about addressing the emergency-related food and nutrition needs of affected populations. Although nutrition emergencies tend to be understudied, emerging efforts are working to advance food and nutrition security during disaster response and recovery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Impacts of colonization on dietary intake have led to high rates of obesity and noncommunicable diseases among Native American adults. Multilevel, multicomponent (MLMC) interventions may improve dietary intake.
Objectives: To assess the impact of a MLMC obesity intervention, OPREVENT2 (Obesity Prevention and Evaluation of InterVention Effectiveness in NaTive North Americans 2; clinicaltrials.
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- School meals are essential for children's nutrition and health in the U.S., but COVID-19 school closures hindered access, prompting the implementation of P-EBT and grab-and-go meals for low-income families.
- The objective of a study conducted from March to June 2020 was to evaluate how many eligible youths received these benefits, how much they received, and the cost of running the programs.
- Results showed that while grab-and-go meals reached about 27% of eligible youths (8 million), P-EBT was more effective, reaching 89% (26.9 million), distributing significant cash benefits and meals.