Evaluating the Implementation of a Farmers' Market Targeting WIC FMNP Participants
Evaluating the Implementation of a Farmers' Market Targeting WIC FMNP Participants
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DOI：
10.1177/1524839917743965
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发表时间：
2018-11-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Dharod, Jigna
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作者：
Ball, Lanae;McCauley, Amy;Dharod, Jigna
本研究在北卡罗来纳州的一家WIC（妇女、婴儿和儿童特殊补充营养计划）诊所规划并实施了一个新的农贸市场（FM），其中WIC FM营养计划（FMNP）参与者是主要的优先人群。该 FM 的目的是为社区提供便利并改善当地种植的新鲜水果和蔬菜的获取，并提高 FMNP 优惠券兑换率。本研究的主要目的是描述在 WIC 诊所实施 FM 的总体流程和关键策略。使用不同形成方法的基于社区的参与式研究设计记录了 FM 实施的过程和关键输入。当地农民、项目管理者和社区倡导者参与了实施过程的记录。多种形成方法包括直接观察和对工作人员和农民的半结构化访谈（n = 13）。社区伙伴关系是实施 FM 的关键。该市场在 24 周内每周运营一次，涉及 12 名经 WIC 批准的农民，出售 50 多种新鲜水果和蔬菜。县级FMNP优惠券兑换率从51.3%提高到62.9%。结果表明，FM 可以成功地位于 WIC 诊所附近，对增加低收入人群获得新鲜水果和蔬菜的机会以及增加当地农民的收入产生积极影响。
The present study planned and implemented a new farmers' market (FM) at a WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) clinic in North Carolina, of which WIC FM Nutrition Program (FMNP) participants were the main priority population. The purpose of this FM was to provide convenience and improve access to locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables in the community and to increase the FMNP coupon redemption rate. The main objective of this study was to describe the overall process and key strategies involved in implementing a FM at a WIC clinic. A community-based participatory research design using different formative methods documented the process and key inputs in FM implementation. Local farmers, program administrators, and community advocates were involved in documenting the implementation process. Multiple formative methods included direct observation and semistructured interviews with staff and farmers (n = 13). A community partnership was key in implementing the FM. The market operated weekly over the course of 24 weeks, involved 12 WIC-approved farmers, and featured over 50 types of fresh fruits and vegetables. The FMNP coupon redemption rate at the county level increased from 51.3% to 62.9%. The results demonstrate that a FM can be successfully located near a WIC clinic with positive effects of increasing availability to fresh fruits and vegetables for a low-income population and revenue for local farmers.