Effect 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 | Zendy

Dena Herman | Zendy; Gail G. Harrison | Zendy; Abdelmonem A. Afifi | Zendy; Eloise Jenks | Zendy

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Effect 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 - 2007

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).

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