Resource Types: <span>Journal Article</span>

Farmers’ Markets: Costs Compared With Supermarkets, Use Among WIC Clients, and Relationship to Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Related Psychosocial Variables

The farmers market cost was greater. The farmers market users more often ate vegetables as snacks and > 1 vegetable per day.

Food- and Health-Related Correlates of Self-Reported Body Mass Index Among Low-Income Mothers of Young Children

Shopping practices to stretch food dollars, using community food assistance programs, and HFI correlated with heavier maternal BMIs; higher self-rated health corresponded to lower BMIs.

Stocking Characteristics and Perceived Increases in Sales Among Small Food Store Managers/Owners Associated with the Introduction of New Food Products Approved by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children

The WIC-approved food products were acquired in multiple ways, although acquisition generally occurred 1-2 times/week. Factors such as customer requests (87 %), refrigerator/freezer availability (65 %) and profitability (71 %) were rated as very important when making stocking decisions. Most managers/owners perceived increases in sales of new WIC-approved foods including those considered most profitable (wholegrain/whole-wheat bread (89 %), lower-fat milk (89 %), white corn/whole wheat tortillas (54 %)), but perceived no changes in sales of processed fruits and vegetables. Supply mechanisms and frequency of supply acquisition were only moderately associated with perceived sales increases.

Small Retailer Perspectives of the 2009 Women, Infants and Children Program Food Package Changes

Store owners experienced implementation challenges, but felt the changes increased the number of customers, sales, and profits.

Food-Shopping Environment Disparities in Texas WIC Vendors: A Pilot Study

Prices were higher in rural areas than in urban areas for 2 key foods, fruits and milk ; non-border vendors had overall better food availability than border vendors; non-border vendors had better accessibility for fruits than border vendors

Integrative Literature Review: U.S. Military Women’s Genitourinary and Reproductive Health

Health care challenges are evolving within a changing military environment that includes a greater integration of women. Studies examining military gender-specific health care delivery are limited. Research to understand factors important for women in a changing military environment can improve health care delivery and outcomes, and military readiness.

Women in Combat: Framing the Issues of Health and Health Research for America’s Servicewomen

This article serves as a brief overview and introduction to some of the critical topics related to the health of women in combat roles, to include women's health issues research and treatment efforts, physiological differences between sexes, and leadership and unit factors.

Perceived Influences on Farmers’ Market use Among Urban, WIC-Enrolled Women

The most common barriers were transportation issues, not knowing the locations of markets and low access. The women were wanted more information on which markets accepted vouchers, the safety of farmers market vegetables and benefits of buying fruits and vegetables from farmers markets.

Effects of a 2014 Statewide Policy Change on Cash-Value Voucher Redemptions for Fruits/Vegetables Among Participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

Policy change was associated with a small increase in purchasing, but only among households with healthy food access.

Tracking the Use of Free Produce Coupons Given to Families and the Impact on Children’s Consumption

Coupon redemption across the 4-week study was 27.3%. There was evidence of increased vegetable consumption, but not fruit consumption.

Resource Types: Journal Article