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'Boden Food Plate': Novel Interactive Web-based Method for the Assessment of Dietary Intake
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SNAP Participation and Cancer Screening for Adults With Food Insecurity.

Areesh Mevawalla1, Odysseas P Chatzipanagiotou1, Azza Sarfraz1

  • 1Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus.

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Food insecurity is linked to lower cancer screening rates. However, participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can help reduce these disparities for colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer screenings.

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Published on: September 18, 2018

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Health Disparities
  • Preventive Medicine

Background:

  • Food insecurity affects nearly 1 in 5 US adults, often creating barriers to essential preventive healthcare services.
  • The association between food insecurity, national cancer screening adherence, and the potential mitigating role of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) remains under-explored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between food insecurity and adherence to guideline-concordant colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer screening.
  • To determine if participation in SNAP can lessen cancer screening disparities among food-insecure adults.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study utilizing 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data from a nationally representative sample of US adults.
  • Analysis included 251,107 adults, assessing self-reported food insecurity and SNAP participation as key variables.
  • Adjusted analyses examined the association between food insecurity and cancer screening, stratified by SNAP participation status.

Main Results:

  • Food insecurity was significantly associated with lower adherence to colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer screenings.
  • Among food-insecure adults, those participating in SNAP demonstrated higher adjusted probabilities of being up-to-date with all three cancer screenings compared to non-participants.
  • Specific adjusted odds ratios indicated lower screening likelihood for non-SNAP participants with food insecurity.

Conclusions:

  • Food insecurity is demonstrably linked to reduced adherence to recommended cancer screenings.
  • The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) plays a crucial role in mitigating these disparities, showing improved screening rates among food-insecure participants.
  • These findings underscore the importance of integrated nutritional support and cancer screening initiatives.