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Improving Nutrition by Increasing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits.
Collins, Ann M; Klerman, Jacob A.
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  • Collins AM; Abt Associates Social and Economic Policy Division, Cambridge, Massachusetts Ann M. Collins is an independent consultant.
  • Klerman JA; Abt Associates Social and Economic Policy Division, Cambridge, Massachusetts Ann M. Collins is an independent consultant. Electronic address: jacob_klerman@abtassoc.com.
Am J Prev Med ; 52(2S2): S179-S185, 2017 Feb.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28109420
The diets of Americans fall far short of recommended dietary guidelines, and those who live in low-income households have even poorer diets than higher-income households. Many low-income Americans rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The program's dual goals are to improve food security and nutrition. Among the possible strategies to address dietary shortfalls among low-income Americans is to increase the SNAP benefit. This article uses data from the random assignment evaluation of the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer for Children demonstration to add new insights on the impact of SNAP on diet quality for households receiving SNAP who also received SNAP-like benefits through Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer for Children. Households received $60 each month per eligible school-aged child. The objective of the evaluation was to see if Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer for Children improved children's food security and nutrition. The evaluation surveyed these households to collect information about food expenditures, food security, and children's diets. For households receiving SNAP in sites that used the SNAP Electronic Benefit Transfer delivery system, the analysis showed increases in food expenditures and decreases in levels of food insecurity. The analysis also indicates improvements in dietary quality among school-aged children, but the impacts were modest.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Estado Nutricional / Política Nutricional / Asistencia Alimentaria / Abastecimiento de Alimentos Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Límite: Child / Humans País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Am J Prev Med Asunto de la revista: SAUDE PUBLICA Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Estado Nutricional / Política Nutricional / Asistencia Alimentaria / Abastecimiento de Alimentos Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Límite: Child / Humans País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Am J Prev Med Asunto de la revista: SAUDE PUBLICA Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos