A produce prescription program for patients with low incomes in North Carolina resulted in increased produce purchases.

Objectives: To assess if participation in a North Carolina produce prescription program for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants with diet-sensitive health conditions (SuperSNAP) is associated with changes in purchase composition and spending source.

Methods: This study used loyalty-card transaction data (October 2019-April 2022). We applied a linear mixed-effects model with overlap weights to perform a difference-indifferences analysis of purchases by SuperSNAP program enrollees compared to the control group.

Statewide Breastfeeding Hotline Use Among Tennessee WIC Participants.

Objective: To examine the use of the Tennessee Breastfeeding Hotline (TBH), a 24 h/d, 7-d/wk telephonic lactation support program, based on Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) participation.

Methods: Self-reported quantitative data were collected during the initial call. Data collected included caller type, maternal and infant characteristics, breastfeeding (BF) status, and primary reason for contacting the TBH.

A Mixed-Methods Assessment of a Brief Smoking Cessation Intervention Implemented in Ohio Public Health Clinics, 2013.

Objectives: In 2006, the state of Ohio initiated the implementation of a brief smoking cessation intervention (5As: Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, and Arrange) in select public health clinics that serve low-income pregnant and post-partum women. Funds later became available to expand the program statewide by 2015. However, close to half of the clinics initially trained stopped implementation of the 5As.