Nativity, Not Acculturation, Predicts SNAP Usage Among Low-income Hispanics With Food Insecurity

Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 202-213

  Winham, Donna M ^a   Armstrong Florian, Traci L ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

acculturation; EFNEP; food security; Hispanics; immigration; Latino; low income; nutrition assistance programs; SNAP; TANF; WIC; women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; EXPANDED FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FOOD INSECURITY; FOOD SECURITY; HISPANIC; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUNGER; IMMIGRATION; INCOME; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MARRIAGE; NATIVITY; NUTRITION EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84930590661     PISSN: 19320248     EISSN: 19320256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19320248.2014.962779     Document Type: Article

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