ArticleJournal of public health (Oxford, England)2022
Fresh street: the development and feasibility of a place-based, subsidy for fresh fruit and vegetables.
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- Interventions that address food insecurity for children aged 0-11 years, families, and pregnant women in the UK: a systematic review of intervention studies.Journal of nutritional science · 2026Pooled it
- An umbrella review of the acceptability of fiscal and pricing policies to reduce diet-related noncommunicable disease.Nutrition reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Place-based household vouchers for locally supplied fruit and vegetables: the Fresh Street pilot cluster randomised controlled trial.BMC public health · 2025Trial
- Adoption and Acceptability of a Fruit and Vegetable Subsidy in Low-Income Households in Urban Chile: The Bolsillo Saludable Pilot Feasibility Study.Current developments in nutrition · 2026Article
- Modelling enablers and barriers to improve uptake of a fruit and vegetable voucher scheme (the fresh street community) in England: a TISM-MICMAC approach.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Community Food Insecurity Interventions for Adults Living in the United Kingdom: A Scoping Review.Nutrition bulletin · 2025Article
- Addressing food system determinants of health inequalities in urban environments: learnings from the FoodSEqual and FoodSEqual-Health projects.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2025Article
- A Realist Scoping Review of Community Nutrition Interventions in the UK: Implications for the 'Nutrition Skills for Life' Programme.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundMany UK communities experience food insecurity, and consume diets high in energy-dense, nutrient poor, processed foods and low in fruit and vegetables (FV). We explored a novel area-based approach to promote FV consumption and healthy eating in one such community.
methodsWe developed a weekly subsidy scheme for fresh FV with key local stakeholders in an area of socioeconomic deprivation in Northern England. The scheme (Fresh Street) offered five £1 vouchers to every household, regardless of income or household type. Vouchers were redeemable with local suppliers of fresh FV (not supermarkets). The feasibility of the scheme was assessed in four streets using rapid ethnographic assessment and voucher redemption information.
resultsLocal councillors and public health teams were supportive of the scheme. Most eligible households joined the scheme (n = 80/97, 83%), and 89.3% (17 849/19 982) of vouchers issued were redeemed. Householders reported that the scheme made them think about what they were eating, and prompted them to buy and eat more FV.
conclusionsThis feasibility study reported high levels of acceptance for a place-based, household-level weekly FV subsidy scheme. Further research is required to evaluate the effectiveness of this approach to creating healthy diets, eating behaviours and food systems.
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