Intervention to Improve Access to Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Among Arkansas Food Pantry Clients

Food pantries serve millions of Americans, yet the nutritional quality of foods distributed has been poor. Policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) changes were implemented in 3 food pantries in northwest Arkansas with the aims of improving the nutritional quality of foods distributed and increasing...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Long, Christopher R., Rowland, Brett, McElfish, Pearl A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019
Materias:
Brief
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6362706/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30676935
http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd16.180155
Descripción
Sumario:Food pantries serve millions of Americans, yet the nutritional quality of foods distributed has been poor. Policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) changes were implemented in 3 food pantries in northwest Arkansas with the aims of improving the nutritional quality of foods distributed and increasing distribution of fresh fruits and vegetables (FFVs). Between pre-intervention and 1 year follow-up, food pantry bag audits showed increases from 20,256.38 to 25,108.46 calories distributed per household (P = .009) and 0.22 to 3.33 servings of FFVs distributed per person per household (P < .001). Findings highlight the promise of pantry-level PSE interventions.

Ejemplares similares