Millions of Adults Ages 50 and Older Rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

Dean, Olivia; Flowers, Lynda; Figueiredo, Carlos M. S.

doi:10.26419/ppi.00106.001

2020

DOI: 10.26419/ppi.00106.001

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Millions of Adults Ages 50 and Older Rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

Olivia Dean¹,

Lynda Flowers²,

Carlos M. S. Figueiredo³

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Impact of Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentives on Household Fruit and Vegetable Expenditures

Vericker¹,

Dixit-Joshi²,

May³

et al. 2021

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

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Objective: Evaluate the impact of the Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) grant program on self-reported fruit and vegetable (FV) expenditures. Design: Pre-post quasi-experimental study design. Setting: Farmers markets and grocery stores in states with FINI projects. Participants: A total of 2,471 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households in 4 intervention groups who lived near a FINI retailer (farmers market or grocery store) and 4 matched comparison groups who did not live near a FINI retailer. Main Outcome Measures: Awareness and use of point-of-sale incentives and changes in self-reported monthly household FV expenditures. Analysis: Ordinary least squares intent-to-treat regression model using lagged dependent variable model framework.Results: Awareness of FINI was higher among households who were near a FINI retailer and had shopped there before FINI than those who lived near a FINI retailer but had not shopped there before FINI; the number of information sources from which SNAP participants heard about FINI was positively associated with incentive receipt (P < 0.05). Among those who received incentives, the average amount of incentives received at the last shopping trip ranged from $15 to $23. The FINI program had a positive impact on the average monthly FV expenditures for those in the farmers market shopper, grocery store shopper, and grocery store general intervention groups-increases ranged from $9 to $15 (P < 0.05). Conclusions and Implications: Point-of-sale incentives were associated with an increase in FV expenditures among SNAP households. Further research is needed to examine (1) effective messaging strategies to increase incentive awareness and (2) the long-term impact of incentives on FV expenditures.

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Impact of Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentives on Household Fruit and Vegetable Expenditures

Vericker¹,

Dixit-Joshi²,

May³

et al. 2021

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

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Effectiveness of Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program in Changing Nutrition-Related Outcomes Among Adults With Low Income: A Systematic Review

Atoloye

Savoie‐Roskos

Guenther

et al. 2021

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

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Awareness and use of nutrition information predict measured and self-rated diet quality of older adults in the USA

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Wambogo

Moshfegh

et al. 2020

Public Health Nutr.

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Objectives: To examine: 1) diet quality of older adults, using the Healthy Eating Index 2010 (HEI-2010) and self-rated diet quality, 2) characteristics associated with reported awareness and use of nutrition information, 3) factors associated with HEI score and self-rated diet quality. Design: Cross-sectional study. Based on Day 1 and/or Day 2 dietary recalls, the Per-Person method was used to estimate HEI-2010 component and total scores. T-tests and ANOVA were used to compare means. Logistic and linear regression were used to test for associations with diet quality, controlling for potential confounders. Setting: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009-2014. Participants: 3,056 adults, aged 60 years and older, who completed at least one 24-hr recall and answered questions on awareness and use of nutrition information. Results: Mean HEI score for men was significantly lower than for women (56.4±0.6 vs. 60.2 ±0.6, p<0.0001). Compared to men, more women were aware of (44.8% vs. 33.7%, p<0.05), and used (13.7% vs. 5.9%, p<0.05) nutrition information. In multivariable analyses, awareness and use of nutrition information was a significant predictor of both HEI and self-rated diet quality for both women and men. Groups with lower nutrition awareness included men, non-whites, participants in nutrition assistance programs, and those with lower education and socioeconomic status. Conclusions: Nutrition awareness and use of nutrition information are associated with diet quality in adults 60 years and older. Gaps in awareness of dietary guidelines in certain segments of the older adult population suggest that targeted education may improve diet quality for these groups.

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Millions of Adults Ages 50 and Older Rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

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Impact of Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentives on Household Fruit and Vegetable Expenditures

Impact of Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentives on Household Fruit and Vegetable Expenditures

Effectiveness of Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program in Changing Nutrition-Related Outcomes Among Adults With Low Income: A Systematic Review

Awareness and use of nutrition information predict measured and self-rated diet quality of older adults in the USA

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