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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.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veggie Vouchers pilot intervention | Experimental | 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. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veggie Vouchers pilot | Behavioral | This intervention aims to increase awareness and use of a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) fruit and vegetable incentive program in South Carolina among families with young children experiencing food insecurity. To do so, brief education about this SNAP program is delivered by pediatricians to caregivers during well-child visits. Subsequently, caregivers are given 3 free produce boxes as a free trial of this program to incentivize first time use. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention feasibility: recruitment screening eligibility | Percent of caregivers screened who were eligible | Through study completion, approximately 1 year |
| Intervention feasibility: recruitment screening enrollment | Percent of eligible caregivers who enrolled | Through study completion, an average of 1 year |
| Intervention feasibility: recruitment duration | Duration to reach the target sample | Through study completion, an average of 1 year |
| Intervention feasibility: retention attendance | Assessment completion rates | Through study completion, an average of 1 year |
| Intervention feasibility: retention dropout | Percent of sample that drops out or is lost to follow-up | Through study completion, an average of 1 year |
| Intervention acceptability: caregivers | Acceptability was assessed via surveys on caregivers satisfaction of the intervention | Upon completing the intervention, approximately 5 months after baseline |
| Intervention acceptability: pediatricians | Acceptability was assessed via surveys on pediatricians perceptions of the intervention | Upon completing the intervention, approximately 1 year |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Household food insecurity | The 18-item United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Household Food Security Module was used to assess household food security status. Scores range 0 to 18. Higher scores indicate greater degrees of food insecurity. | Baseline, after receiving each free fruit and vegetable box (~1x/month for 3 months after baseline), and end of the intervention (~5 months after baseline for redeemers; 3 months after baseline for non-redeemers) |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of South Carolina | Columbia | South Carolina | 29204 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 41331706 | Derived | Adams EL, Savidge M, Reesor-Oyer L, Draper C, Steeves EA, Bean MK, Figueroa R, Stephenson K, Weaver RG, Armstrong B, Beets M, Burkart S. The Veggie Vouchers intervention to promote SNAP fruit and vegetable incentive program use for families with food insecurity: a single arm feasibility study. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2025 Dec 2;11(1):157. doi: 10.1186/s40814-025-01732-3. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D005247 | Feeding Behavior |
| ID | Term |
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| D001522 | Behavior, Animal |
| D001519 | Behavior |
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| Intervention acceptability | Exit surveys were used to assess reasons for low utilization of the intervention | Upon completing the intervention, approximately 3 months after baseline |
| Intervention utilization: free trial redemption | How many free trial vouchers were ordered and received | Through free trial period, approximately 3 months from baseline |
| Intervention utilization: SNAP purchases (box frequency) | Number of additional fruit and vegetable boxes purchased using SNAP electronics benefit card | Through study completion, approximately 1 year |
| Intervention utilization: SNAP purchases (family uptake) | How many families purchased additional fruit and vegetable boxes using their SNAP electronics benefit card | Through study completion, approximately 1 year |
| Household nutrition security | The Household Nutrition Security scale was used to assess a household's ability to acquire foods that meet their nutritional needs without resource limitations or worry. Scores range 0 to 4. Higher scores indicate a greater degree of household nutrition security. | Baseline, after receiving each free fruit and vegetable box (~1x/month for 3 months after baseline), and end of the intervention (~5 months after baseline for redeemers; 3 months after baseline for non-redeemers) |
| Household healthfulness choice | The Household Nutrition Security scale was used to assess a household's ability to acquire foods that meet their health needs without resource limitations or worry. Scores range 0 to 4. Higher scores indicate a greater degree of household healthfulness choice. | Baseline, after receiving each free fruit and vegetable box (~1x/month for 3 months after baseline), and end of the intervention (~5 months after baseline for redeemers; 3 months after baseline for non-redeemers) |
| Household dietary choice | The Household Dietary Choice scale was used to assess a household's ability to acquire foods that meet their dietary preferences without resource limitations or worry. Scores range 0 to 4. Higher scores indicate a greater degree of household dietary choice | Baseline, after receiving each free fruit and vegetable box (~1x/month for 3 months after baseline), and end of the intervention (~5 months after baseline for redeemers; 3 months after baseline for non-redeemers) |
| Dietary intake | The National Cancer Institute's Dietary Screener Questionnaire (DSQ) was used to assess caregiver's report of children's dietary intake. Responses are quantified as cup equivalents per day, grams per day, milligrams per day, ounce equivalents per day, or teaspoon equivalents per day. Whether higher or lower numbers indicate more healthful or less healthful dietary intake is specific to each nutrient. | Baseline, after receiving each free fruit and vegetable box (~1x/month for 3 months after baseline), and end of the intervention (~5 months after baseline for redeemers; 3 months after baseline for non-redeemers) |