Economic evaluation of a farm-to-Special Supplemental Nutrition Programme for Women, Infants and Children intervention promoting vegetable consumption
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15091038 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennifer Di Noia (0000-0002-6109-8895, William Paterson University, corresponding author), Dorothy Monica (St. Joseph’s University Medical Center), Helen H Jensen (0000-0001-6878-1729, Iowa State University), Alla Sikorskii (0000-0002-4121-1627, Michigan State University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 3922-3928 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980021001981 |
| PMID | 33972002 |
| OpenAlex | W3163421962 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 24 |
Objective: To evaluate the cost and cost-effectiveness of a farm-to-Special Supplemental Nutrition Programme for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) intervention to promote vegetable intake and the redemption of WIC vouchers for produce purchases at farmers’ markets. Design: An economic analysis was undertaken using data from a pilot of the intervention. Vegetable intake was assessed with a reflection spectroscopy device (the Veggie Meter® [VM]) and via self-report. Voucher redemption was reported by WIC. Total and per participant intervention costs and cost-effectiveness ratios (expressed as cost per intervention effect) were estimated in 2019 US dollars over a 6-month period from the perspective of the agency implementing the intervention. Setting: A large, urban WIC agency. Participants: Participants were 297 WIC-enrolled adults. Results: Post-intervention, VM scores, self-reported vegetable intake and voucher redemption were higher in the intervention as compared with the control study group. Over the 6-month period, intervention costs were $31 092 ($194 unit cost per participant). Relative to the control group, the intervention cost $8·10 per increased VM score per participant, $3·85 per increased cup/d of vegetables consumed per participant and $3·29 per increased percentage point in voucher redemption per participant. Conclusions: Intervention costs and cost-effectiveness ratios compared favourably with those reported for other interventions targeting vegetable intake in low-income groups, suggesting that the programme may be cost effective in promoting vegetable purchases and consumption. As there is no benchmark against which to compare cost-effectiveness ratios expressed as cost per unit of effectiveness, conclusions regarding whether this is the case must await further research
Business · Consumption (sociology · Cost effectiveness · Cost–benefit analysis · Environmental health · Intervention (counseling · Psychological intervention · Voucher · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Nursing · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |