Impacts of a farmers' market incentive programme on fruit and vegetable access, purchase and consumption.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The present study examines the impact of Health Bucks, a farmers' market incentive programme, on awareness of and access to farmers' markets, and fruit and vegetable purchase and consumption in low-income New York City neighbourhoods.

Design

The evaluation used two primary data collection methods: (i) an on-site point-of-purchase survey of farmers' market shoppers; and (ii) a random-digit-dial telephone survey of residents in neighbourhoods where the programme operates. Additionally, we conducted a quasi-experimental analysis examining differential time trends in consumption before and after programme introduction using secondary Community Health Survey (CHS) data.

Setting

New York City farmers' markets and communities.

Subjects

Farmers' market shoppe

SUBMITTER: Olsho LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10271283 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature