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Fruit and vegetable vouchers in a rural community: Implementation and outcomes
Learning Areas:
Biostatistics, economicsConduct evaluation related to programs, research, and other areas of practice
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Other professions or practice related to public health
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Social and behavioral sciences
Learning Objectives:
Describe the implementation process and preliminary effect of a Food and Vegetable (F&V) vouchers among rural Mexican-origin communities. Offer lessons learned on implementation of large scale food purchasing instruments to promote healthy eating. Provide a preliminary analysis of the change in food consumption patterns and food purchasing habits after voucher implementation. Explore the impact of cultural and demographic factors on food consumption and food purchasing habits after the introduction of the F&V vouchers.
Keyword(s): Food and Nutrition, Obesity
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the Principal Investigator of the Project Niños-Sanos, Familia-Sana, a $4.8 million USDA NIFA grant focusing on addressing child hood obesity issues within the Mexican origin community. I am the Director of the Center for Transnational Health at UCDavis, which manages multiple federally and state funded grants to address health and education issues that affect Latino communities. My research primarily focus on social determinants of Chicano/Latino health issues, including border and binational health
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.