The Role of SNAP in Home Food Availability and Dietary Intake among WIC Participants Facing Unstable Housing.

Autor: Bruening M; School of Nutrition and Health Promotion, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona., McClain D; College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona., Moramarco M; College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona., Reifsnider E; College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.) [Public Health Nurs] 2017 May; Vol. 34 (3), pp. 219-228. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Jan 12.
DOI: 10.1111/phn.12311
Abstrakt: Objective: Little nutrition research has been conducted among families with unstable housing. The objective of this study was to examine the role of food stamps (i.e., Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; SNAP) in home food availability and dietary intake among WIC families who experienced unstable housing.
Design and Sample: Cross-sectional study among vulnerable families. Low-income, multiethnic families with children participating in WIC (n = 54).
Measures: Dietary intake was assessed with 24-hr recalls. Home food availability was assessed with an adapted home food inventory for low-income, multiethnic families. Validation results from adapted home food inventory for these families are also reported.
Results: SNAP households had more foods than non-SNAP households; few significant associations were observed between food availability and child dietary intake.
Conclusions: With few exceptions, the home food environment was not related to children's dietary intake among these vulnerable families. More research is needed on food access for families facing unstable housing.
(© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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