A Preliminary Evaluation of Virginia Fresh Match: Impacts and Demographic Considerations for Future Fruit and Vegetable Incentive Programs

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dc.contributor.authorMisyak, Sarah A.en
dc.contributor.authorParker, Molly K.en
dc.contributor.authorLedlie Johnson, Meredithen
dc.contributor.authorHedges, Samen
dc.contributor.authorBorst, Elizabethen
dc.contributor.authorMcNamara Best, Maureenen
dc.contributor.authorHedrick, Valisa E.en
dc.coverage.countryUnited Statesen
dc.coverage.stateVirginiaen
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-11T14:37:46Zen
dc.date.available2022-04-11T14:37:46Zen
dc.date.issued2022-04-05en
dc.date.updated2022-04-11T13:59:12Zen
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this communication is to describe the preliminary evaluation of the Virginia Fresh Match (VFM) financial incentive program for fresh fruits and vegetables for Virginia Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program shoppers and to determine if there were differences in incentive outcomes by race. In this cross-sectional study, a questionnaire was administered to shoppers using Virginia Fresh Match incentives at participating farmers markets and community-based food retail outlets. Repeated measures ANOVAs were used to detect differences in fruit and vegetable consumption between demographic groups over time. Chi-square tests were used to determine if there were associations between race and perceived impact of VFM incentives on making food last and the attribution of VFM incentives to changes in fruit and vegetable consumption frequency. Frequency of fruit and vegetable intake was significantly higher during VFM incentive use, with a difference of 1.17 &plusmn; 0.07 and 1.07 &plusmn; 0.07 on a Likert scale measure, respectively (<i>p</i> &le; 0.001). There were racial differences in assertions that VFM incentives helped food to last. VFM incentives were effective at increasing fruit and vegetable consumption, but racial differences should be considered in the administration of VFM to avoid reinforcing systems or approaches that may contribute to disparities in food access and food security.en
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dc.identifier.citationMisyak, S.A.; Parker, M.K.; Ledlie Johnson, M.; Hedges, S.; Borst, E.; McNamara Best, M.; Hedrick, V.E. A Preliminary Evaluation of Virginia Fresh Match: Impacts and Demographic Considerations for Future Fruit and Vegetable Incentive Programs. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 4367.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19074367en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/109628en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMDPIen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectfruits and vegetablesen
dc.subjectnutrition incentivesen
dc.subjectSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Programen
dc.subjectprogram evaluationen
dc.titleA Preliminary Evaluation of Virginia Fresh Match: Impacts and Demographic Considerations for Future Fruit and Vegetable Incentive Programsen
dc.title.serialInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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