An evaluation of the Connecticut Farmers' Market coupon program

Anliker, Jean; Winne, Mark; Drake, Linda

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“…This is important because the focus on food environment, and particularly in-store interventions, has been gaining ground recently, and important studies have been published since the last reviews. Despite including pricing as one of the possible store intervention strategies, studies using store-setting price incentives included in the past reviews have either been old [21, 22] or few [9]. Since then, some important studies on the effect of price incentives on food purchase in store settings have been published.…”

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What is the effectiveness of obesity related interventions at retail grocery stores and supermarkets? —a systematic review

2016

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BackgroundThe Prevalence of obesity and overweight has been increasing in many countries. Many factors have been identified as contributing to obesity including the food environment, especially the access, availability and affordability of healthy foods in grocery stores and supermarkets. Several interventions have been carried out in retail grocery/supermarket settings as part of an effort to understand and influence consumption of healthful foods. The review’s key outcome variable is sale/purchase of healthy foods as a result of the interventions. This systematic review sheds light on the effectiveness of food store interventions intended to promote the consumption of healthy foods and the methodological quality of studies reporting them.MethodsSystematic literature search spanning from 2003 to 2015 (inclusive both years), and confined to papers in the English language was conducted. Studies fulfilling search criteria were identified and critically appraised. Studies included in this review report health interventions at physical food stores including supermarkets and corner stores, and with outcome variable of adopting healthier food purchasing/consumption behavior. The methodological quality of all included articles has been determined using a validated 16-item quality assessment tool (QATSDD).ResultsThe literature search identified 1580 publications, of which 42 met the inclusion criteria. Most interventions used a combination of information (e.g. awareness raising through food labeling, promotions, campaigns, etc.) and increasing availability of healthy foods such as fruits and vegetables. Few used price interventions. The average quality score for all papers is 65.0%, or an overall medium methodological quality. Apart from few studies, most studies reported that store interventions were effective in promoting purchase of healthy foods.ConclusionGiven the diverse study settings and despite the challenges of methodological quality for some papers, we find efficacy of in-store healthy food interventions in terms of increased purchase of healthy foods. Researchers need to take risk of bias and methodological quality into account when designing future studies that should guide policy makers. Interventions which combine price, information and easy access to and availability of healthy foods with interactive and engaging nutrition information, if carefully designed can help customers of food stores to buy and consume more healthy foods.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12889-016-3985-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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What is the effectiveness of obesity related interventions at retail grocery stores and supermarkets? —a systematic review

2016

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“…Despite the generally positive impact of farmers' markets, some research has shown that markets in low-income neighborhoods face economic challenges -including difficulty attracting shoppers and farmers -that constrain food access or food justice aims (Alkon, 2008;Guthman, Morris, & Allen, 2006;Markowitz, 2010;Winne, 2008). A number of studies suggest that farmers' market coupon programs help attract shoppers and increase their consumption of fruits and vegetables during the summer months (Anliker, Winne, & Drake, 1992;Balsam, Webber, & Oehlke, 1994;Herman, Harrison, Afifi, & Jenks, 2008;Johnson, Beaudoin, Smith, Beresford, & LoGerfo, 2004;Racine, Smith Vaughn, & Laditka, 2010), and that markets may exert downward pressure on neighborhood food prices by increasing competition (Larsen & Gilliland, 2009). Both farmers and customers benefit from direct sales and federal subsidies: for example, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Programs (SFMNP), the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and a number of competitive USDA grants for market development (Becker, 2006).…”

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Evaluating the South Memphis Farmers Market as a Strategy To Improve Access to Healthy Foods: Lessons from 2011

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2014

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“…In a study by Anliker et al (1992), WIC participants in Connecticut who got checks reported visiting farmers markets more often. However, this outcome only significantly impacted fruit and vegetable intake when produce purchases by recipients on initial or subsequent visits to the market exceeded their FMNP allotment.…”

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Building Community Capacity through Enhanced Collaboration in the Farmers Market Nutrition Program

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The Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) is a federal-state partnership designed to provide fresh, locally grown produce to low-income participants at nutritional risk and expand consumer awareness and use of local produce sold at farmers markets. This paper describes the results of a collaboration initiative based on the typology of a ''comprehensive, multisectorial collaboration'' to support the FMNP. We report the outcomes of the partnerships that developed over three years, including increased outreach to FMNP participants and strategies to decrease barriers to participation. Those partnerships that reached higher degrees of coordination or collaboration are now addressing market accessibility and market quality in new ways. Those partnerships that exhibited the highest degree of collaboration are contributing to community capacity building beyond FMNP issues per se and to larger issues affecting the agriculture community and the food security of residents.

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An evaluation of the Connecticut Farmers' Market coupon program

Cited by 44 publications

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What is the effectiveness of obesity related interventions at retail grocery stores and supermarkets? —a systematic review

What is the effectiveness of obesity related interventions at retail grocery stores and supermarkets? —a systematic review

Evaluating the South Memphis Farmers Market as a Strategy To Improve Access to Healthy Foods: Lessons from 2011

Building Community Capacity through Enhanced Collaboration in the Farmers Market Nutrition Program

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