scholarly journals Improvement in Long‐term Household Food Security among Indiana Households with Children did not Differ between Rural and Urban Counties after a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program‐Education Intervention

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca L Rivera ◽  
Melissa K Maulding ◽  
Angela R Abbott ◽  
Qi Wang ◽  
Heather A Eicher‐Miller
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
Education Intervention ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Households With Children ◽  
Nutrition Assistance

scholarly journals Exploring the association of urban or rural county status and environmental, nutrition- and lifestyle-related resources with the efficacy of SNAP-Ed (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education) to improve food security

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 957-966 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca L Rivera ◽  
Jennifer Dunne ◽  
Melissa K Maulding ◽  
Qi Wang ◽  
Dennis A Savaiano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
Rural County ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Households With Children ◽  
Nutrition Assistance ◽  
Policy Systems

AbstractObjectiveTo investigate the association of policy, systems and environmental factors with improvement in household food security among low-income Indiana households with children after a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) direct nutrition education intervention.DesignHousehold food security scores measured by the eighteen-item US Household Food Security Survey Module in a longitudinal randomized and controlled SNAP-Ed intervention study conducted from August 2013 to April 2015 were the response variable. Metrics to quantify environmental factors including classification of urban or rural county status; the number of SNAP-authorized stores, food pantries and recreational facilities; average fair market housing rental price; and natural amenity rank were collected from government websites and data sets covering the years 2012–2016 and used as covariates in mixed multiple linear regression modelling.SettingThirty-seven Indiana counties, USA, 2012–2016.SubjectsSNAP-Ed eligible adults from households with children (n328).ResultsNone of the environmental factors investigated were significantly associated with changes in household food security in this exploratory study.ConclusionsSNAP-Ed improves food security regardless of urban or rural location or the environmental factors investigated. Expansion of SNAP-Ed in rural areas may support food access among the low-income population and reduce the prevalence of food insecurity in rural compared with urban areas. Further investigation into policy, systems and environmental factors of the Social Ecological Model are warranted to better understand their relationship with direct SNAP-Ed and their impact on diet-related behaviours and food security.

scholarly journals Does Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Reduce Food Insecurity among Households with Children? Evidence from the Current Population Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 3178
Author(s):  
Jun Zhang ◽  
Yanghao Wang ◽  
Steven T. Yen
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Current Population Survey ◽  
Population Survey ◽  
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ◽  
Supplemental Nutrition ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Current Population ◽  
Households With Children ◽  
Nutrition Assistance

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is designed to improve household diet and food security—a pressing problem confronting low-income families in the United States. Previous studies on the issue often ignored the methodological issue of endogenous program participation. We revisit this important issue by estimating a simultaneous equation system with ordinal household food insecurity. Data are drawn from the 2009–2011 Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement (CPS-FSS), restricted to SNAP-eligible households with children. Our results add to the stocks of empirical findings that SNAP participation ameliorates food insecurity among adults only, but increases the probabilities of low and very low food security among children. These contradictory results indicate that our selection approach with a single cross section is only partially successful, and that additional efforts are needed in further analyses of this complicated issue, perhaps with longitudinal data. Socio-demographic variables are found to affect food-secure households and food-insecure households differently, but affect SNAP nonparticipants and participants in the same direction. The state policy tools, such as broad-based categorical eligibility (BBCE) and simplified reporting, can encourage SNAP participation and thus ameliorate food insecurity. Our findings can inform policy deliberations.

scholarly journals Dietary Supplement Use among U.S. Children by Family Income, Food Security Level, and Nutrition Assistance Program Participation Status in 2011–2014

Nutrients ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinyoung Jun ◽  
Alexandra Cowan ◽  
Janet Tooze ◽  
Jaime Gahche ◽  
Johanna Dwyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
Security Level ◽  
Program Participation ◽  
Supplemental Nutrition ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Nutrition Assistance

This analysis characterizes use of dietary supplements (DS) and motivations for DS use among U.S. children (≤18 years) by family income level, food security status, and federal nutrition assistance program participation using the 2011–2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data. About one-third (32%) of children used DS, mostly multivitamin-minerals (MVM; 24%). DS and MVM use were associated with higher family income and higher household food security level. DS use was lowest among children in households participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP; 20%) and those participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC; 26%) compared to both income-eligible and income-ineligible nonparticipants. Most children who used DS took only one (83%) or two (12%) products; although children in low-income families took fewer products than those in higher income families. The most common motivations for DS and MVM use were to “improve (42% or 46%)” or “maintain (34 or 38%)” health, followed by “to supplement the diet (23 or 24%)” for DS or MVM, respectively. High-income children were more likely to use DS and MVM “to supplement the diet” than middle- or low-income children. Only 18% of child DS users took DS based on a health practitioner’s recommendation. In conclusion, DS use was lower among children who were in low-income or food-insecure families, or families participating in nutrition assistance programs.

scholarly journals Impact of a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) Intervention on Usual Dietary Intake Among Indiana Adults (P04-025-19)

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Rivera ◽  
Yumin Zhang ◽  
Qi Wang ◽  
Melissa Maulding ◽  
Regan Bailey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Food Group ◽  
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Purdue University ◽  
Nutrition Assistance

Abstract Objectives The goal of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) is to assist low-income households to improve diet quality. The objective of this study was to evaluate the long-term effects of SNAP-Ed nutrition education lessons on diet quality and key nutrient and food group outcomes among Indiana SNAP-Ed-eligible adults. Methods The study design was a parallel-arm randomized controlled nutrition education intervention. The intervention consisted of the first 4 lessons of the Indiana adult SNAP-Ed curriculum delivered to participants during the 4 to 10 weeks after their baseline assessment. Participants (≥18 yrs) eligible for SNAP-Ed and interested in receiving nutrition education lessons (direct SNAP-Ed) were recruited from 31 Indiana counties (N = 261) and completed baseline assessments from August 2015 to May 2016. Follow-up assessments were conducted approximately 1-year after baseline from August 2016 to May 2017 (n = 103). Dietary intake was assessed using up to 2 24-hour dietary recalls at each assessment time point. The main outcome measures were mean usual nutrient (calcium; vitamins D, A, C, E; magnesium; folate; potassium; fiber; dairy; fruit; vegetable; whole grains) the proportion meeting Estimated Average Requirements, exceeding Adequate Intakes, or meeting daily recommended servings, and diet quality as measured by the Healthy Eating Index-2010. This study is registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as NCT03436784. Significance was P ≤ 0.05. Analyses were completed using SAS 9.4. Results No effect of direct SNAP-Ed was found on diet quality, nutrient, or food group intake in the treatment compared to the control group between baseline and the 1-year follow-up assessment (P > 0.05). Conclusions Direct SNAP-Ed did not improve long-term diet quality, nutrient, or food group intake among Indiana SNAP-Ed eligible adults. Funding Sources Funding for this research was provided by Purdue University as part of AgSEED Crossroads funding to support Indiana's Agriculture and Rural Development, Purdue University Frederick N. Andrews Fellowship, Purdue University Center for Families Justice Family Nutrition Award, the Purdue University Nutrition Education Program, and a USDA NIFA Hatch Project.

scholarly journals Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education Improves Food Security Independent of Food Assistance and Program Characteristics

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 2636
Author(s):  
Heather A. Eicher-Miller ◽  
Rebecca L. Rivera ◽  
Hanxi Sun ◽  
Yumin Zhang ◽  
Melissa K. Maulding ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Assistance ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
Program Participation ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Program Delivery ◽  
Linear Regression Modeling ◽  
Nutrition Assistance ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Food Assistance Program

The purpose of this project was to determine whether consistent food assistance program participation or changes in participation over time mediated or moderated the effect of federal nutrition education through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) on food security and determine the associations of SNAP-Ed program delivery characteristics with change in food security. This secondary analysis used data from a randomized controlled trial from September 2013 through April 2015. SNAP-Ed-eligible participants (n = 328; ≥18 years) in households with children were recruited from 39 counties in Indiana, USA. The dependent variable was one year change in household food security score measured using the United States Household Food Security Survey Module. Assessment of mediation used Barron-Kenny analysis and moderation used interactions of food assistance program use and changes over time with treatment group in general linear regression modeling. Program delivery characteristics were investigated using mixed linear regression modeling. Results showed that neither consistent participation nor changes in food assistance program participation over time mediated nor moderated the effect of SNAP-Ed on food security and neither were SNAP-Ed program delivery characteristics associated with change in food security over the one year study period. SNAP-Ed directly improved food security among SNAP-Ed-eligible Indiana households with children regardless of food assistance program participation and changes over time or varying program delivery characteristics.

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