Trial reportPreventing chronic disease2017
Recruiting Community Partners for Veggie Van: Strategies and Lessons Learned From a Mobile Market Intervention in North Carolina, 2012-2015.
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- Cluster randomized controlled trial of a mobile market intervention to increase fruit and vegetable intake among adults in lower-income communities in North Carolina.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2018Trial
- Marketing health by geographic location: improving awareness of the New Mexico Double Up Food Bucks program.BMC nutrition · 2026Article
- Community Engaged Research Strategies Used in Food Retail Interventions: A Scoping Review.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2025Article
- A Novel Process to Recruit and Select Community Partners for a Hybrid Implementation-Effectiveness Study.Progress in community health partnerships : research, education, and action · 2023Article
- A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Research-Tested Mobile Produce Market Model Designed to Improve Diet in Under-Resourced Communities: Rationale and Design for the Veggie Van Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Examining commonly used perceived and objective measures of fruit and vegetable access in low-income populations and their association with consumption.Translational behavioral medicine · 2020Article
- Best practices for using natural experiments to evaluate retail food and beverage policies and interventions.Nutrition reviews · 2017Review
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Abstract
backgroundFood access interventions are promising strategies for improving dietary intake, which is associated with better health. However, studies examining the relationship between food access and intake are limited to observational designs, indicating a need for more rigorous approaches. The Veggie Van (VV) program was a cluster-randomized intervention designed to address the gap between food access and intake. In this article, we aim to describe the approaches involved in recruiting community partners to participate in VV. COMMUNITY CONTEXT: The VV mobile market aimed to improve access to fresh fruits and vegetables by providing subsidized, high-quality, local produce in low-resource communities in North Carolina. This study describes the strategies and considerations involved in recruiting community partners and individual participants for participation in the VV program and evaluation.
methodsTo recruit partners, we used various strategies, including a site screener to identify potential partners, interest forms to gauge future VV use and prioritize enrollment of a high-need population, marketing materials to promote VV, site liaisons to coordinate community outreach, and a memorandum of understanding between all invested parties. OUTCOME: A total of 53 community organizations and 725 participants were approached for recruitment. Ultimately, 12 sites and 201 participants were enrolled. Enrollment took 38 months, but our approaches helped successfully recruit a low-income, low-access population. The process took longer than anticipated, and funding constraints prevented certain strategies from being implemented.
interpretationRecruiting community partners and members for participation in a multi-level, community-based intervention was challenging. Strategies and lessons learned can inform future studies.
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