Caregiver Perspectives on Improving Government Nutrition Benefit Programs DOI

DanaRose Negro,

Mishaal Yazdani,

Lindsay Benitez

et al.

PEDIATRICS, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 154(5)

Published: Oct. 8, 2024

OBJECTIVES The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Assistance (SNAP) provide essential nutrition support low-income families. However, many eligible families do not receive or fully redeem these benefits. We aimed to understand current former WIC SNAP beneficiaries’ perceptions of suggestions improving both programs. METHODS conducted semistructured phone interviews with caregivers pediatric patients who were beneficiaries at 2 academic primary care clinics. Interviews recorded, transcribed, coded by independent coders using thematic analysis, resolving discrepancies consensus. continued until data saturation was reached. RESULTS interviewed 40 predominantly Black (88%) mothers (90%), 53% 83% currently SNAP, respectively. identified 4 themes related participation barriers: (1) limited product variety available through WIC, (2) inconvenience stigma associated purchasing products, (3) income-based eligibility criteria, (4) burdensome enrollment recertification processes. 3 improvement: (a) decreasing participation, (b) allowing online phone-based enrollment, (c) coordination health systems. CONCLUSIONS several modifiable barriers benefits redemption. Pediatric providers should advocate programmatic improvements that make it easier access consider implementing innovative cross-sector interventions like medical–financial partnerships, direct referrals, sharing government assistance offices.

Language: Английский

Leveraging Implementation Science to Identify and Address Facilitators and Barriers to WIC Enrollment, Participation, and Retention DOI

Shivani Ayalasomayajula,

Yarisbel Melo Herrera, Hannah E. Frank

et al.

Journal of Nutrition, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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“It makes you feel worthless.” The Lived Experience of Discrimination in the US Food Assistance System DOI

Sarah Blau,

Alison Tovar,

Deborah N. Pearlman

et al.

Social Science & Medicine, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 372, P. 117959 - 117959

Published: March 14, 2025

Language: Английский

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Access to and Satisfaction with the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program: Differences Across Race, Ethnicity, Income, and Urbanicity among Missouri Residents DOI
Amanda Gilbert, Tyler Frank,

Laura McDermott

et al.

Food and Nutrition Bulletin, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 19, 2025

Background The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is a federal nutrition assistance program aiming to address food insecurity improve health. Participation varies across marginalized groups (eg, Black, Hispanic, low-income, rural), likely due WIC access barriers satisfaction, limiting WIC's impact on health disparities. Objective Assess satisfaction understand determinants of participation in Missouri, where high (11% overall, 12% 26% Black) low (41%). Methods This cross-sectional study used data from the Missouri Experience Survey (April 2022–June 2022). Bivariate multivariate logistic regression assessed clinic wait times, hours, location) education, meeting dietary needs, shopping experience) race/ethnicity, income, urbanicity. Results sample ( n = 2232) consisted 69% White, 16% 8% Hispanic WIC-eligible households. Most had monthly incomes $4000 or less (69%) 32% lived rural areas. Black households 75% higher odds experiencing compared White Compared urban households, experienced 30% lower being satisfied overall with WIC, but needs. 85% than WIC. Conclusions Findings offer considerations addressing satisfaction. design implementation should focus improving among low-income

Language: Английский

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A Systematic Review: The Impact of COVID-19 Policy Flexibilities on SNAP and WIC Programmatic Outcomes DOI Creative Commons
Mayra Crespo‐Bellido, Gabby Headrick, Miguel López

et al.

Advances in Nutrition, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100361 - 100361

Published: Dec. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Nutrition to Nurturance: The Impact of Children's WIC Eligibility Loss on Parental Well-being DOI
Nul Loren Oh

SSRN Electronic Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

I evaluate the impacts of children aging out Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program on parental mental health, medication adherence, food security, outcomes well known to be associated. Regression discontinuity analysis reveals a decline in maternal specifically anxiety, as lose WIC eligibility. Medication adherence also decreases among mothers, especially those not covered by Medicaid. Fathers do exhibit similar adverse effects. Moreover, both mothers fathers experience increased insecurity. Heterogeneity indicates that single predicted at risk serious illness are primary drivers behind deterioration highlighting vulnerability these groups cessation benefits.

Language: Английский

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Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Enrollment and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Among Nulliparous Individuals DOI
Kartik K. Venkatesh, Xiaoning Huang, Natalie A. Cameron

et al.

Obstetrics and Gynecology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: June 27, 2024

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between changes in Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) enrollment during pregnancy from 2016 to 2019 rates of adverse outcomes U.S. counties 2019. METHODS: We conducted a serial, cross-sectional ecologic study at county level using National Center Health Statistics natality data nulliparous individuals eligible WIC. The exposure was change county-level WIC (increase [more than 0%] vs no or decrease [0% less]). Outcomes were assessed included maternal (ie, gestational diabetes mellitus [GDM], hypertensive disorders pregnancy, cesarean delivery, intensive care unit [ICU] admission, transfusion) neonatal large age [LGA], small [SGA], preterm birth, [NICU] admission). RESULTS: Among 1,945,914 deliveries 3,120 counties, age-standardized rate decreased 73.1 (95% CI, 73.0–73.2) per 100 live births 66.1 66.0–66.2) 2019, mean annual percent 3.2% −3.7% −2.9%) year. Compared with which did not change, living increased had lower outcomes, including GDM (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 0.71, 95% 0.57–0.89), ICU admission (aOR 0.47, 0.34–0.65), transfusion 0.68, 0.53–0.88), birth 0.56–0.90) NICU 0.77, 0.60–0.97), but LGA SGA birth. CONCLUSION: Increasing associated risk outcomes. In an era when has food nutrition insecurity increased, efforts are needed increase among pregnancy.

Language: Английский

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Caregiver Perspectives on Improving Government Nutrition Benefit Programs DOI

DanaRose Negro,

Mishaal Yazdani,

Lindsay Benitez

et al.

PEDIATRICS, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 154(5)

Published: Oct. 8, 2024

OBJECTIVES The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Assistance (SNAP) provide essential nutrition support low-income families. However, many eligible families do not receive or fully redeem these benefits. We aimed to understand current former WIC SNAP beneficiaries’ perceptions of suggestions improving both programs. METHODS conducted semistructured phone interviews with caregivers pediatric patients who were beneficiaries at 2 academic primary care clinics. Interviews recorded, transcribed, coded by independent coders using thematic analysis, resolving discrepancies consensus. continued until data saturation was reached. RESULTS interviewed 40 predominantly Black (88%) mothers (90%), 53% 83% currently SNAP, respectively. identified 4 themes related participation barriers: (1) limited product variety available through WIC, (2) inconvenience stigma associated purchasing products, (3) income-based eligibility criteria, (4) burdensome enrollment recertification processes. 3 improvement: (a) decreasing participation, (b) allowing online phone-based enrollment, (c) coordination health systems. CONCLUSIONS several modifiable barriers benefits redemption. Pediatric providers should advocate programmatic improvements that make it easier access consider implementing innovative cross-sector interventions like medical–financial partnerships, direct referrals, sharing government assistance offices.

Language: Английский

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