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A Pediatric Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program Increases Food Security in Low-Income Households

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Author	Ridberg, Ronit A. Bell, Janice F. Merritt, Kathryn E. Harris, Diane M. Young, Heather M. Tancredi, Daniel J.
Copyright Year	2018
Description	Journal: Journal of nutrition education and behavior To assess change in household food security associated with participation in a pediatric fruit/vegetable prescription program. The researchers analyzed clinic-based, fruit/vegetable prescription program data for 578 low-income families, collected in 2013–2015, and calculated changes in food security (summative score; high/low/very low; and individual US Department of Agriculture measures). Of participating households, 72% increased their summative score over the course of the program. In adjusted regression models, participants had higher change scores with 5 or 6 clinical visits, compared with 1 or 2 visits (β = .07; 95% confidence interval, 0.01–0.14), and college education of the primary caretaker, compared with less than college (β = .05; 95% confidence interval, 0.01–0.09). Select clinic sites (but neither visit nor redemption proportions) significantly contributed to change score variance. All US Department of Agriculture measures saw significant increases. Fruit/vegetable prescription programs may help providers address patients’ food insecurity. Further research using experimental designs and implementation science could build the case to incorporate programs into practice.
Related Links	http://www.jneb.org/article/S1499404618307115/pdf
ISSN	14994046
e-ISSN	18782620
DOI	10.1016/j.jneb.2018.08.003
Journal	Journal of nutrition education and behavior
Issue Number	2
Volume Number	51
Language	English
Publisher	Elsevier BV
Publisher Date	2018-09-14
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Journal: Journal of nutrition education and behavior Pediatrics and Child Health Food Security Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program Nutrition Incentive Programs
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Nutrition and Dietetics Medicine

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