Lucia Kaiser1, Virginia Chaidez2, Susan Algert3, Marcel Horowitz4, Anna Martin4, Concepcion Mendoza4, Marisa Neelon4, David C Ginsburg5. 1. Nutrition Department, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA; University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension, University of California, Davis, CA. 2. Nutrition and Health Sciences Department, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE. Electronic address: vchaidez2@unl.edu. 3. Nutrition and Health Sciences Department, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE; University of California CalFresh (SNAP-Ed) Nutrition Education Program, Davis, CA. 4. University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension, University of California, Davis, CA; University of California CalFresh (SNAP-Ed) Nutrition Education Program, Davis, CA. 5. University of California CalFresh (SNAP-Ed) Nutrition Education Program, Davis, CA.
Abstract
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.
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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