Evaluating food stamp nutrition education: issues and opportunities

J Nutr Educ Behav. 2006 Jan-Feb;38(1):6-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2005.11.001.

Abstract

Food Stamp Nutrition Education (FSNE) is an optional component of the Food Stamp Program aimed at improving food choices of program participants. The last decade has seen a dramatic expansion in FSNE, accompanied by increased interest in FSNE evaluation. The Society for Nutrition Education, as a leader in nutrition education research, has worked collaboratively with federal partners to improve FSNE evaluation. This is the first in a 3-part series of papers presented in this issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. The series reviews the issues, priority needs, and opportunities identified through this process; explains our current focus on the development of a brief measure assessing FSNE-relevant dietary behaviors; and describes plans for measurement development.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Community Health Services / methods
  • Community Health Services / standards
  • Food Services / standards*
  • Health Promotion / methods
  • Health Promotion / standards
  • Humans
  • Nutritional Sciences / education*
  • Program Evaluation / methods*
  • United States