INTRODUCTION The US Department of Agriculture has stocking criteria for healthy foods among Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program (SNAP)-authorized retailers. Increased access to healthy food could improve diet quality among SNAP participants, which has implications for chronic disease prevention. The objective of this study was to quantify healthy foods stocked in small-size to mid-size ret...

BACKGROUND The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) aims to alleviate hunger among its beneficiaries by providing benefits to purchase nutritious foods. OBJECTIVE We conducted a comprehensive dietary analysis of low-income adults and examined differences in dietary intake between SNAP participants and nonparticipants. DESIGN The study population comprised 3835 nonelderly adults ...

Purpose: This paper examines whether the neighborhood availability of food retail and food service establishments (the “neighborhood food environment”) plays a role in explaining the associations between Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation and the food purchase decisions and weight status of low-income women. Data: The project used restricted-access data on low-income...

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the food system, increasing barriers to access and exac­erbating insecurity across U.S. Vir­ginia state government initiated a stay-at-home order help reduce spread of COVID-19. Prior pandemic, Virginia Fresh Match (VFM) Nutrition Incentive Network partnered with retail outlets provide Supplemental Assistance Program (SNAP) participants point-of-purchase incen...