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Food Resource Management Education With SNAP Participation Improves Food Security
Lucia Kaiser1, Virginia Chaidez2, Susan Algert3
1Nutrition Department, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA; University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension, University of California, Davis, CA.
Objective:
To determine the influence of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and participant demographics on nutrition education outcomes.
Methods:
At program enrollment (pre) and 1 month later (post), a statewide convenience sample of adults, who participated in the Plan, Shop, Save, and Cook program, completed a 7-item questionnaire to evaluate change in resource management skills (RMS) and running out of food before the end of the month.
Results:
Percent of participants (n = 3,744) who reported behavioral improvements in RMS ranged from 38.8% in comparing prices to 54% in reading labels. Female gender and Hispanic ethnicity were positively related to pre-post RMS change (P = .001). Participants who received SNAP food assistance and made greater pre-post improvement in RMS reported the greatest decrease in running out of food (P = .001).
Conclusions And Implications:
Both food assistance and education on nutrition and resource management are needed to reduce food insecurity in SNAP-eligible audiences.
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