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Combined participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Head Start is associated with healthy household dietary environments for young children in low-income families.

Tirna Purkait, Dipti A Dev, Natalie Koziol, Lisa Franzen-Castle, Virginia C Stage, Alison Tovar

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Tirna PurkaitDepartment of Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6838-2832
Dipti A DevDepartment of Child, Youth and Family Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA.
Natalie KoziolNebraska Academy for Methodology, Analytics and Psychometrics (MAP Academy), Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools (CYFS), University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA.
Lisa Franzen-CastleDepartment of Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA.
Virginia C StageDepartment of Agriculture and Human Sciences, NC State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6152-1438
Alison TovarDepartment of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1559-592X

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objectiveTo compare the association of participation in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) alone

designThis study, part of SNAP-Ed Nebraska's Needs and Assets Assessment 'Healthy People, Healthy State', utilised a cross-sectional design. HDE indicator means were compared across the federal assistance program (FAP) participation groups using multivariate ANCOVA, controlling for significant demographics, with Benjamini-Hochberg-adjusted

settingNebraska's low-income households.

participantsHouseholds (

resultsCompared with other groups, SNAP + HS reported comparatively higher levels of household food security, whereas SNAP + HS + WIC reported lower levels (

conclusionsThe findings support recent joint policy changes by Administration for Children and Families and Food and Nutrition Service, facilitating SNAP households' access to HS. HS performance standards for nutrition and family engagement can serve as a model for creating healthy HDE. Future research should employ quasi-experimental or longitudinal designs to establish causal relationships between FAP participation and HDE outcomes.

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DietDiet, HealthyEarly Intervention, EducationalFood AssistancePovertyAdultChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesFamily CharacteristicsFemaleFood InsecurityFood SecurityFood SupplyHumansMaleFood securityHead StartNutrition assistanceNutrition securitySupplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramWomen, Infants, and Children

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