Swipe the Card, Eat More Fruits and Vegetables? Obstacles Facing Nutrition Incentive Programs

Carolyn Dimitri; Lydia Oberholtzer

doi:10.1080/19320248.2020.1860179

Swipe the Card, Eat More Fruits and Vegetables? Obstacles Facing Nutrition Incentive Programs

Carolyn Dimitri, Lydia Oberholtzer

Nutrition and Food Studies

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Abstract

The Healthy Savings Program, as piloted in New York City, provided up to $10 a week discount for items in the produce department of participating supermarkets. A total of 673 individuals enrolled in a six month pre- and post-study. Those who used Healthy Savings most often were seniors, weekly shoppers, or used food pantries. Obstacles to using the card included poor access to participating supermarkets and lack of clarity about how to use the program. Recommendations include meeting the needs of the intended population by selecting supermarkets that reflect their shopping habits, and designing programs that are easily understandable.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	462-472
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition
Volume	16
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/19320248.2020.1860179
State	Published - 2021

Keywords

Nutrition incentives
food access
healthy savings program
shopping behavior

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Health(social science)
Nutrition and Dietetics
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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