A Qualitative Study of Diverse Experts' Views about Barriers and Strategies to Improve the Diets and Health of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Beneficiaries

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 70-76

  Leung, Cindy W ^a,b   Hoffnagle, Elena E ^c,d   Lindsay, Ana C ^b,e   Lofink, Hayley E ^d,f   Hoffman, Vanessa A ^d,g   Turrell, Sophie ^d,h   Willett, Walter C ^b   Blumenthal, Susan J ^d,i,j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c National League of Cities   (United States)

^d Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^f National Assembly on School Based Health Care   (United States)

^g Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network   (United States)

^h STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION   (United States)

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Author keywords

Food security; Food Stamp; Nutrition; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; DECISION MAKING; DIET; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENT; FOOD ASSISTANCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MOTIVATION; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MOTIVATION; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871463990     PISSN: 22122672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2012.09.018     Document Type: Article

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