Cultural Boundaries to Access in Farmers Markets Accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Savannah Larimore
Keyword(s):  
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ◽  
Farmers Markets ◽  
Supplemental Nutrition ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Cultural Boundaries ◽  
Nutrition Assistance

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)-Authorized Grocery, Convenience, Dollar, and Restaurant or Delivery Service Settings Are Associated With Increased Obesity Prevalence in Virginia

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-130
Author(s):  
Bailey Houghtaling ◽  
David Kniola ◽  
Sarah Misyak
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Grocery Store ◽  
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ◽  
Farmers Markets ◽  
County Level ◽  
Obesity Prevalence ◽  
Supplemental Nutrition ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Delivery Service ◽  
Nutrition Assistance

Purpose: United States Department of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants use SNAP-authorized stores for dietary purchases. Relationships between obesity prevalence and access to grocery and varied nontraditional (eg, dollar, drug, and convenience) SNAP settings are underexplored. This research aimed to determine the association of a full range of SNAP-authorized stores with obesity prevalence in Virginia. Design: The SNAP Retailer Locator was used to cross-sectionally identify authorized stores, and county health ranking information was applied based on store location. Setting: Virginia, United States. Sample: The SNAP-authorized stores, classified among store categories: grocery or supermarket; drug; mass merchandiser; supercenter; convenience; dollar; club; other; nonfood store; farmers markets; and independent grocery stores. Measures: County-level obesity prevalence with income and rurality as potential confounders. Analysis: Multiple linear regression was used to determine associations between county-level adult obesity prevalence and available SNAP-authorized store formats ( P < .05 a priori). Results: Store format was a predictor of obesity prevalence in Virginia in simple and adjusted models ( R 2 = 0.035, P < .0001 and R 2 = 0.434, P < .0001, respectively). Grocery store or supermarket access was associated with obesity. The SNAP-authorized convenience, dollar, and nonfood stores were associated with a 0.3, 0.5, and 1.3 increase in county obesity prevalence, respectively ( P < .05). Conclusions: Research, practice, and health policy approaches to improve grocery, convenience, dollar, and restaurant or delivery service settings may favorably influence community obesity prevalence in Virginia.

scholarly journals Farmers’ market shopping and dietary behaviours among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 2407-2414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie B Jilcott Pitts ◽  
Qiang Wu ◽  
Chelsea L Demarest ◽  
Crystal E Dixon ◽  
Ciarra JM Dortche ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diet Quality ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ◽  
Farmers Markets ◽  
Supplemental Nutrition ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Farmers Market ◽  
Dietary Behaviours ◽  
Nutrition Assistance ◽  
Low Income Consumers

AbstractObjectiveBecause farmers’ markets include a variety of fruits and vegetables, shopping at farmers’ markets would likely improve diet quality among low-income consumers, as well as promote sustainable direct farm-to-consumer business models. However, not much is known about how to promote farmers’ market shopping among low-income consumers. Therefore, the purpose of the present paper was to examine barriers to and facilitators of shopping at farmers’ markets and associations between shopping at farmers’ markets and self-reported dietary behaviours (fruit and vegetable, sugar-sweetened beverage and fast-food consumption) and BMI.DesignCross-sectional analyses of associations between farmers’ market shopping frequency, awareness of markets, access to markets, dietary behaviours and BMI.SettingDepartment of Social Services, Pitt County, eastern North Carolina, USA.SubjectsBetween April and July 2013, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants (n205) completed a quantitative survey.ResultsBarriers to shopping at farmers’ markets included does not accept SNAP/electronic benefit transfer, out of the way and lack of transportation. Farmers’ market shopping was associated with awareness of farmers’ markets (estimate =0·18 (se0·04),P<0·001). Fruit and vegetable consumption was positively associated with farmers’ market shopping (estimate =1·06 (se0·32),P=0·001).ConclusionsOur study is one of the first to examine SNAP participants’ farmers’ market shopping, distance to farmers’ markets and dietary behaviours. Barriers to shopping at farmers’ markets and increasing awareness of existing markets should be addressed in future interventions to increase SNAP participants’ use of farmers’ markets, ultimately improving diet quality in this high-risk group.

Predictors of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Use at Farmers’ Markets With Monetary Incentive Programming

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (7) ◽  
pp. 1039-1048 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darcy A. Freedman ◽  
David Ngendahimana ◽  
En-Jung Shon ◽  
Kathryn Merritt ◽  
Julia Pon
Keyword(s):  
Program Implementation ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Monetary Incentive ◽  
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ◽  
Farmers Markets ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Supplemental Nutrition ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Incentive Program ◽  
Nutrition Assistance

Purpose: Healthy food incentive program implementation targeting people receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits is supported by the federal Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) grant program. This study examined factors contributing to increased SNAP use at farmers’ markets with an FINI-funded incentive program. Design: Implementation evaluation. Setting: Sixteen states and District of Columbia. Participants: Two hundred eighty-two FINI-funded farmers’ markets open in 2016. Measures: Weekly SNAP sales and transactions per 1000 SNAP households in the Zip Code Tabulation Areas around markets. Analysis: Two-level hierarchical regression modeling. Results: Most farmers’ markets (53%) had less than 100 SNAP transactions in 2016. Weekly SNAP sales and transactions per 1000 SNAP households were 69.9% and 47.7% higher, respectively, if more than 1 incentive was available versus 1. Not having paid market staff resulted in declines in these sales (−34.3%) and transactions (−38.1%) compared to markets with paid staff. There was a 6.2% and 5.1% increase in SNAP sales and transactions for each additional produce vendor. Weekly SNAP sales and transactions were about 2 to 3 times higher in rural areas compared to metropolitan. Clustering of markets within states explained 10% of the variation in weekly SNAP sales and transactions. Conclusion: Four implementation factors were identified that may facilitate the reach of SNAP-based monetary incentive programs at farmers’ markets to maximize reach and impact among SNAP shoppers.

scholarly journals Farmers' Market Utilization among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Recipients in New Orleans, Louisiana: Preliminary Findings

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 295
Author(s):  
Henry Nuss ◽  
Meg Skizim ◽  
Hasheemah Afaneh ◽  
Lucio Miele ◽  
Melinda Sothern
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ◽  
Farmers Markets ◽  
Grocery Stores ◽  
Supplemental Nutrition ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Farmers Market ◽  
Transfer Payments ◽  
Nutrition Assistance

<p class="Pa7"><strong>Objective: </strong>Farmers’ markets are increas­ingly being promoted as a means to provide fresh produce to poor and underserved communities. However, farmers’ market (FM) use remains low among low-income patrons. The purpose of our study was to examine FM awareness and use, grocery shopping behaviors, and internet use among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients.</p><p class="Pa7"><strong>Design: </strong>A descriptive analysis of preliminary data was performed to evaluate quantita­tive baseline data among SNAP recipients between June and August 2016 in New Or­leans, Louisiana (N=51). Data were collected via a 42-item online survey that included demographics, internet use, FM awareness and use, health information seeking behaviors and fruit and vegetable purchasing behaviors.</p><p class="Pa7"><strong>Results: </strong>Less than half of the survey respondents (n=24) had ever been to a FM. Local grocery stores and Wal-Mart were most used for purchasing fruits and vegetables (88% and 84%, respectively). The most common sources of healthy eat­ing information were Women, Infants and Children (WIC) and the internet, frequently accessed via smartphones. More than 80% of participants were not aware that local FMs accepted electronic benefit transfer payments as a form of payment.</p><p class="Pa7"><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These results support the incorporation of promotional methodol­ogy that combines internet-based mobile technology and existing services (eg, WIC) as a viable strategy to improve farmers’ market use among low-income populations. As most participants were not aware that participating FMs accept electronic ben­efit transfer payments, this fact should be emphasized in promotional material.</p><p class="Pa7">Ethn Dis. 2017;27(Suppl 1):295-302; doi:10.18865/ed.27.S1.295.</p>

scholarly journals Can a shift in the purchase of local foods by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients impact the local economy?

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florence A. Becot ◽  
Marilyn Sitaker ◽  
Jane M. Kolodinsky ◽  
Emily H. Morgan ◽  
Weiwei Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ◽  
Farmers Markets ◽  
Community Supported Agriculture ◽  
Supplemental Nutrition ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Specialty Crops ◽  
Nutrition Assistance

AbstractIn recent years, several initiatives have sought to encourage redemption of food assistance benefits at direct-to-consumer (DTC) market venues such as community supported agriculture programs and farmers’ markets in the USA, with the dual goal of increasing access to healthy foods for low-income families and sales of locally-grown foods for farmers. Proponents of these interventions assert that these programs have a positive impact on local economies yet there is limited evidence to validate this argument. This research project used a customized input-output model to simulate potential economic impacts of programs and policies that enable Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients to shift purchases from traditional food retailers to DTC venues in four states. Two different scenarios were explored: (1) increased outreach to low-income consumers and (2) financial support for using SNAP benefits at DTC market channels. We found a positive, though modest, economic impact at the state level under both scenarios when accounting for (a) business losses in the food retail and wholesale sectors, (b) a shift in acreage from commodity to specialty crops and (c) the cost to taxpayers. Since most of the increased economic activity would be in the produce farming sector, we discuss the opportunities and challenges for this sector along with potential policy implications.

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