Impacts of a farmers' market incentive programme on fruit and vegetable access, purchase and consumption

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 15, 2015, Pages 2712-2721

  Olsho, Lauren E W ^a   Payne, Gayle Holmes ^b   Walker, Deborah Klein ^a   Baronberg, Sabrina ^c   Jernigan, Jan ^b   Abrami, Alyson ^c  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^c Physical Activity and Nutrition Program NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Farmers' markets; Fruits and vegetables; Nutrition incentives

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; AWARENESS; CATERING SERVICE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DECISION MAKING; DIET; EVALUATION STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NEW YORK; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; VEGETABLE;

AGRICULTURE; AWARENESS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DIET; FARMERS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD SUPPLY; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NEW YORK CITY; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SMALL BUSINESS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84944345480     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980015001056     Document Type: Article

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