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ArticleAmerican journal of public health2019

Importance of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in Rural America.

Lisa Harnack, Sruthi Valluri, Simone A French

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Article in American journal of public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Policy Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Food Insecurity in Rural America: Evidence from Appalachia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Lisa HarnackAll authors are with the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Sruthi ValluriAll authors are with the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Simone A FrenchAll authors are with the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Funding

Minnesota Obesity Prevention Training (MnOPT)T32DK083250 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI KOTZ, CATHERINE M, LASKA, MELISSA N. · 2010 to 2024
$5.1M
NIDDK NIH HHS T32 DK083250
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is great interest in reshaping the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) so that it better supports family nutrition, and an array of program changes have been proposed.We note the importance of considering the unique needs of rural SNAP participants when considering and implementing these changes. We also describe the SNAP-related needs and challenges unique to rural SNAP participants, and through this lens we discuss changes to SNAP that have been proposed and special considerations related to each. The special considerations we identified include allowing canned, frozen, and dried fruits and vegetables as eligible items in financial incentive programs in rural areas; changing direct education programming to address transportation-related barriers many rural families face in attending in-person classes; and supporting rigorous research to evaluate the potential benefits and unintended consequences of proposed program changes for which scant high-quality evaluation data exist.Evaluation studies should include rural SNAP participants so that effects in this important population group are known.

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Food SupplyHealth Status DisparitiesRural PopulationFood AssistanceHealth EducationHumansInternetMotivationNutrition PolicyNutritive ValueSocioeconomic FactorsTransportationUnited States

Identifiers

PMID31622154
PMCPMC6836802

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