Positive Influence of the Revised Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Food Packages on Access to Healthy Foods

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 850-858

  Andreyeva, Tatiana ^a,b   Luedicke, Joerg ^a   Middleton, Ann E ^b   Long, Michael W ^c   Schwartz, Marlene B ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Harvard School of Public Health ^*

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to food; Food subsidies; Retailers; WIC program

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CLASSIFICATION; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COST; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FOOD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL CARE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMERCE; CONNECTICUT; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84861371529     PISSN: 22122672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2012.02.019     Document Type: Article

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