Health Clinic Readiness to Implement Nutrition Supports in Partnership With SNAP-Ed.

J Nutr Educ Behav

Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.

Published: October 2021

AI Article Synopsis

  • The study aimed to evaluate how prepared health clinics in South Carolina are to implement nutrition support strategies in collaboration with the SNAP-Ed program.
  • Researchers conducted qualitative interviews with 26 key informants from 15 health clinics to assess motivation, capacities, and needs regarding nutrition supports.
  • Results indicated a strong interest in food insecurity screenings and resource referrals, revealing that clinics are motivated by a commitment to prevent chronic diseases, but also identified a need for additional training and capacity-building to effectively implement these strategies.

Article Abstract

Objective: To assess the readiness of health clinics to implement nutrition support strategies in partnership with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) program.

Design: Qualitative study using semistructured interviews.

Setting: South Carolina.

Participants: A convenience sample of key informants (n = 26) from health clinics (n = 15) interested in partnering with the SNAP-Ed program.

Phenomenon Of Interest: Health clinic readiness to implement nutrition supports, including motivation, current capacities, and capacity-building needs.

Analysis: Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Transcripts were analyzed descriptively and thematically.

Results: Clinics were most interested in implementing food insecurity screenings and making referrals to resources for accessing nutritious foods and produce prescription programs. Motivation was largely driven by a commitment to prevent chronic disease and on the basis of past success implementing a healthy eating strategy. A wide range of current capacities and capacity-building needs to implement strategies of interest were identified.

Conclusions And Implications: Findings suggest the readiness of some clinics to partner with SNAP-Ed to implement nutrition support strategies and identifies early insights on areas practitioners might need to engage clinics in for capacity-building. Some implementers might need further training before having their own capacity to support clinics in the wide range of nutrition support strategies included, which could be explored in future studies.

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