Open AccessEffect of a Targeted Subsidy on Intake of Fruits and Vegetables Among Low-Income Women in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
Author(s) -
Dena Herman,
Gail G. Harrison,
Abdelmonem A. Afifi,
Eloise Jenks
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2005.079418
Subject(s) - medicine , environmental health , obesity , consumption (sociology) , psychological intervention , intervention (counseling) , voucher , low income , subsidy , business , market economy , social science , accounting , psychiatry , sociology , socioeconomics , economics
Intake of fruits and vegetables protects against several common chronic diseases, and low income is associated with lower intake. We tested the effectiveness of a subsidy for fruits and vegetables to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).