The following resources and publications highlight and support relevant work around produce prescription (Rx) and nutrition incentive programs. Please hover and click on each resource to read more.
Saiuj Bhat, Daisy H Coyle, Kathy Trieu, Bruce Neal, Dariush Mozaffarian, Matti Marklund, Jason H Y Wu, Healthy Food Prescription Programs and their Impact on Dietary Behavior and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Advances in Nutrition, 2021;, nmab039, https://doi.org/10.1093/advances/nmab039
Ridberg RA, Bell JF, Merritt KE, Harris DM, Young HM, Tancredi DJ. Effect of a Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program on Children’s Fruit and Vegetable Consumption. Prev Chronic Dis 2019;16:180555. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd16.180555
Hamad R, Batra A, Karasek D, et al. The Impact of the Revised WIC Food Package on Maternal Nutrition During Pregnancy and Postpartum. Am J Epidemiol. 2019;188(8):1493-1502. doi:10.1093/aje/kwz098
Ridberg RA, Bell JF, Merritt KE, Harris DM, Young HM, Tancredi DJ. A Pediatric Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program Increases Food Security in Low-Income Households. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2019;51(2):224-230.e1. doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2018.08.003
Rossi, Jairus, and Tim Woods, “Diet-Related Medical Expenditure Impacts of a CSA Voucher Program”, Department of Agricultural Economics Staff Paper No. 497, University of Kentucky, November, 2018.
Slagel, Nicholas & Newman, Taylor & Sanville, Laurel & Dallas, Jackie & Thurman, Sarah & Cummings, Paige & Cotto-Rivera, Edda & Thompson, Jennifer & Lee, Jung. (2018). The Effects of a Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program (FVRx)® for Low-Income Individuals on Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Food Purchasing Practices. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 50. S103. 10.1016/j.jneb.2018.04.131.
McDaniel PA, Minkler M, Juachon L, Thayer R, Estrada J, Falbe J. Merchant Attitudes Toward a Healthy Food Retailer Incentive Program in a Low-Income San Francisco Neighborhood. International Quarterly of Community Health Education. 2018;38(4):207-215. doi:10.1177/0272684X18781788
Bryce R, Guajardo C, Ilarraza D, et al. Participation in a farmers’ market fruit and vegetable prescription program at a federally qualified health center improves hemoglobin A1C in low income uncontrolled diabetics. Prev Med Rep. 2017;7:176-179. Published 2017 Jun 27. doi:10.1016/j.pmedr.2017.06.006
Andreyeva T, Luedicke J. Incentivizing fruit and vegetable purchases among participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. Public Health Nutr. 2015;18(1):33-41. doi:10.1017/S1368980014000512