ArticleJournal of hunger & environmental nutrition2017
Veggie Van Pilot Study: Impact of a Mobile Produce Market for Underserved Communities on Fruit and Vegetable Access and Intake.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Cluster-randomized controlled trial of a mobile produce market designed to address diet and food insecurity in underserved communities.BMC nutrition · 2026Article
- Protocol for the process evaluation of a mobile produce market intervention to increase fruit and vegetable consumption in lower-income communities: the Veggie Van Study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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- Community Engaged Research Strategies Used in Food Retail Interventions: A Scoping Review.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2025Article
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- LGBTQ+ food insufficiency in New England.Agriculture and human values · 2022Article
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- An explorative study with convenience vegetables in urban Nigeria-The Veg-on-Wheels intervention.PloS one · 2022Article
- Qualitative Perceptions of an Anticipated Fresh Food Prescription Program.Health behavior and policy review · 2022Article
- Behavioural change box? Applying the COM-B model to understand behavioural triggers that support consumption of fruits and vegetable among subscribers of a fruit and vegetable box scheme.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
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- Examining the relationship between the food environment and adult diabetes prevalence by county economic and racial composition: an ecological study.BMC public health · 2017Article
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Abstract
We conducted a pilot evaluation of the Veggie Van, a mobile produce market that brings weekly boxes of reduced-cost locally grown fruits and vegetables (F&V) to lower-income communities and offers cooking and nutrition education to customers. We conducted surveys just prior to starting Veggie Van at each of 3 sites and again at 2-3 months. F&V intake was measured with a 2-question item and a 10-item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) in a subset of participants. At baseline, average servings/day of F&V was 4.9 (SD = 2.6, n = 60). At follow-up, individuals who reported shopping at Veggie Van frequently (n = 32) increased their F&V consumption by 0.41 servings/day compared with a decrease of -1.19 for those who rarely/never used Veggie Van (n = 27), a total difference of 1.6 servings/day (P = .01). There were no statistically significant differences in F&V consumption between groups based on the FFQ measure. Frequent shoppers reported additional health improvements and increases in their ability to buy enough F&V. We conclude that offering weekly boxes of affordable F&V paired with education in underserved communities may improve F&V consumption for frequent program users.
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