Cost analysis and cost effectiveness of a subsidized community supported agriculture intervention for low-income families.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The food system has a dynamic influence on disparities in food security and diet-related chronic disease. Community supported agriculture (CSA) programs, in which households receive weekly shares of produce from a local farmer during the growing season, have been examined as a possible food systems-based approach for improving diet and health outcomes. The purpose of this study was to estimate the cost of implementing and participating in a multi-component subsidized community supported agriculture intervention and calculate cost-effectiveness based on diet and food security impacts.

Methods

Using data from the Farm Fresh Foods for Healthy Kids (F3HK) randomized controlled trial in New York, North Carolina, Vermont, and Washington (n = 305; 2016-2018), we estimate

SUBMITTER: Garner JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10332029 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature