Improving the Nutritional Impact of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program:: Perspectives From the Participants.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the largest federal food assistance program designed to alleviate food insecurity and improve dietary intake. This study assessed the opinions of SNAP participants and food-insufficient nonparticipants on their perceptions of the program and strategies to improve its nutritional impact.

Methods

This study surveyed 387 individuals via Amazon Mechanical Turk, of whom 118 were SNAP participants and 269 were food insufficient but not enrolled in SNAP (nonparticipants). Open-ended questions were coded and analyzed for thematic content. For closed-ended questions, response frequencies were compared using chi-square tests. Data were analyzed in 2016.

Results

SNAP participants reported that the program succe

SUBMITTER: Leung CW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5264317 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature