A farmers' market at a federally qualified health center improves fruit and vegetable intake among low-income diabetics

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 288-292

  Freedman, Darcy A ^a   Choi, Seul Ki ^a   Hurley, Thomas ^a   Anadu, Edith ^b   Hébert, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Family Health Center Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health centers; Diabetes mellitus, type 2; Health promotion; Obesity; Poverty; Prevention control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH CAROLINA; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84876737589     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.01.018     Document Type: Article

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