Southern California Nutrition Incentive Program
- Conditions
- Food Insecurity
- Registration Number
- NCT02976389
- Lead Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
- Brief Summary
The specific aims of this proposal are to implement SCNIP in 6 Northgate Gonzalez Markets across San Diego, Orange and LA counties (2 in each county), and determine which level of financial incentive rebate (specifically, $10/month, $20/month, or $40/month) optimally increases the purchase and consumption of SNAP eligible fruits and vegetables.
- Detailed Description
The University of California San Diego (UCSD) Center for Community Health, in collaboration with Northgate Gonzalez Markets and its regional partners, will implement a Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive program in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego Counties - the Southern California Nutrition Incentive Program (SCNIP). This program will develop, implement and evaluate a multi-tiered model that will enable low-income, SNAP-eligible consumers to make healthier food choices and purchase more fruits and vegetables. This model will include: tier 1) an innovative fruit and vegetable financial incentive rebate program that utilizes the consumer's Northgate Gonzalez Market customer loyalty card, electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card, and electronic wallet (e-wallet); tier 2) fruit and vegetable promotions that include discount pricing; and tier 3) SNAP-Ed programming (e.g., in-store cooking classes, tours, and healthy food self-labeling system) to educate and support the purchasing behaviors of SNAP-eligible families. Through the use of the customer loyalty card, EBT card, and e-wallet, the rebate program will be able to track the purchase of SCNIP eligible fruits and vegetables and provide a rebate at the point-of-sale that can be used to purchase additional fruits and vegetables, thus increasing the purchasing power of SNAP-eligible families for healthy food options. Earned and dispensed rebate dollars will be stored on the e-wallet enabling the tracking of purchasing behaviors and dollars spent on healthy fruits and vegetables in this program. With this data, we will be able to determine what level of financial incentive rebate ($10/month, $20/month, or $40/month) (tier 1) optimally increased SNAP families' per capita spending on fruits and vegetables in conjunction with the fruit and vegetable promotions (tier 2) and nutrition education activities (tier 3).
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 3780
- Northgate Gonzalez Market customer who currently receives SNAP benefits and has a valid EBT card
- 18 years of age or older
- Speaks and reads in English or Spanish
- Shops at the selected Northgate Gonzalez Market regularly, at least two times per month
- Does not receive SNAP benefits
- Unable to complete surveys in English or Spanish
- Another immediate family member living in the same household is already recruited into the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quantity of Fruits and Vegetables 1 year total quantity of fruits and vegetables purchased per month with incentive dollars
Dollars spent on Fruits and Vegetables 1 year Total amount of incentive dollars spent on Fruits and Vegetables per month
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Dietary intake 1 year Change in self-reported fruit and vegetable consumption during the intervention
Six-item short form of the Food Security Survey Module 1 year Change in food insecurity score at the end of the intervention period
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of California, San Diego
🇺🇸La Jolla, California, United States