Feasibility of Strategies to Increase SNAP Fruit and Vegetable Incentive Program Use for Families With Food Insecurity

University of South Carolina

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 1

Conditions: Dietary Habits

Treatments: Behavioral: Veggie Vouchers pilot

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06593028

Pro00120539

Details and patient eligibility

About

The Veggie Vouchers pilot intervention aimed to increase awareness and utilization of an existing SNAP F&V incentive program in South Carolina for families with food insecurity. Social determinants of health screenings were leveraged in a pediatric clinic to identify eligible families and provide information about this program. A free trial was then offered, with the long-term goal of increasing program use after the free trial ended. The primary aim was feasibility and acceptability of the Veggie Vouchers intervention among pediatricians and families.

Enrollment: 91 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Caregiver Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years of age or older
• Had a child 2-17 years of age
• Child lived in their home 50% of the time or more
• Child was a patient of the general pediatrics clinic enrolled in this study
• English-speaking
• Enrolled in SNAP
• Experiencing household food insecurity

Caregiver Exclusion Criteria:

• Had purchased fruits and vegetables within the past year at the community food site participating in this study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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91 participants in 1 patient group

Veggie Vouchers pilot intervention

Experimental group

Description:

During well-child visits, caregivers received brief education from pediatricians about a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) fruit and vegetable incentive program in South Carolina. Following the clinic visit, a free trial for this SNAP fruit and vegetable incentive program was then offered. The free trial consisted of 3 vouchers, each good for one free fruit and vegetable box.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Veggie Vouchers pilot