Reducing Food Insecurity and Improving Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among Farmers' Market Incentive Program Participants

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 70-76.e1

  Savoie Roskos, Mateja ^a   Durward, Carrie ^a   Jeweks, Melanie ^a   LeBlanc, Heidi ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Farmers' markets; Food security; Fruits, vegetables; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; BEHAVIOR; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FOOD INSECURITY; FOOD SECURITY; FRUIT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARKET; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCIENTIST; VEGETABLE; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST; ADULT; AGED; CATERING SERVICE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FARMERS; FEMALE; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD SUPPLY; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84953370907     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2015.10.003     Document Type: Article

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