Food Affordability, Food Security, and the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program

Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 180-191

  Farrell, Jamie A ^a   Cordeiro, Loraine S ^b   Qian, Jing ^b   Sullivan Werner, Lisa ^b   Nelson Peterman, Jerusha L ^c  

^a SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c FRAMINGHAM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

EFNEP; food affordability; food security; resource management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD AFFORDABILITY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD INSECURITY; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SECURITY; FRUIT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEALTHY LIFESTYLE; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SELF REPORT; VEGETABLE;

EID: 85020213965     PISSN: 19320248     EISSN: 19320256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19320248.2017.1315326     Document Type: Article

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