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abstract: 'Background: Good nutrition is important during pregnancy, breastfeeding
and early life to optimise the health of women and children. It is
difficult for low-income families to prioritise spending on healthy
food. Healthy Start is a targeted United Kingdom (UK) food subsidy
programme that gives vouchers for fruit, vegetables, milk, and vitamins
to low-income families. This paper reports an evaluation of Healthy
Start from the perspectives of women and health practitioners.
Methods: The multi-method study conducted in England in 2011/2012
included focus group discussions with 49 health practitioners, an online
consultation with 620 health and social care practitioners, service
managers, commissioners, and user and advocacy groups, and qualitative
participatory workshops with 85 low-income women. Additional focus group
discussions and telephone interviews included the views of 25 women who
did not speak English and three women from Traveller communities.
Results: Women reported that Healthy Start vouchers increased the
quantity and range of fruit and vegetables they used and improved the
quality of family diets, and established good habits for the future.
Barriers to registration included complex eligibility criteria,
inappropriate targeting of information about the programme by health
practitioners and a general low level of awareness among families.
Access to the programme was particularly challenging for women who did
not speak English, had low literacy levels, were in low paid work or had
fluctuating incomes. The potential impact was undermined by the rising
price of food relative to voucher value. Access to registered retailers
was problematic in rural areas, and there was low registration among
smaller shops and market stalls, especially those serving culturally
diverse communities.
Conclusions: Our evaluation of the Healthy Start programme in England
suggests that a food subsidy programme can provide an important
nutritional safety net and potentially improve nutrition for pregnant
women and young children living on low incomes. Factors that could
compromise this impact include erosion of voucher value relative to the
rising cost of food, lack of access to registered retailers and barriers
to registering for the programme. Addressing these issues could inform
the design and implementation of food subsidy programmes in high income
countries.'
affiliation: 'McFadden, A (Corresponding Author), Univ Dundee, Coll Med Dent \& Nursing,
11 Arlie Pl, Dundee DD1 4HJ, Scotland.
McFadden, Alison, Univ Dundee, Coll Med Dent \& Nursing, Dundee DD1 4HJ, Scotland.
Green, Josephine M.; McCormick, Felicia, Univ York, Dept Hlth Sci, York YO10 5DD,
N Yorkshire, England.
Williams, Victoria, Food Matters, Brighthelm Ctr, Brighton BN1 1YD, E Sussex, England.
Fox-Rushby, Julia, Brunel Univ, Hlth Econ Res Grp, Uxbridge UB8 3PH, Middx, England.
Renfrew, Mary J., Univ Dundee, Coll Med Dent \& Nursing, Dundee DD1 4HJ, Scotland.'
article-number: '148'
author: McFadden, Alison and Green, Josephine M. and Williams, Victoria and McLeish,
Jenny and McCormick, Felicia and Fox-Rushby, Julia and Renfrew, Mary J.
author-email: a.m.mcfadden@dundee.ac.uk
author_list:
- family: McFadden
given: Alison
- family: Green
given: Josephine M.
- family: Williams
given: Victoria
- family: McLeish
given: Jenny
- family: McCormick
given: Felicia
- family: Fox-Rushby
given: Julia
- family: Renfrew
given: Mary J.
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-148
files: []
issn: 1471-2458
journal: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH
keywords: 'Food subsidy programme; Food vouchers; Healthy Start; Low-income
families; Maternal and young child nutrition; Fruit and vegetable
intake; Nutritional inequalities'
keywords-plus: 'PUBLIC-HEALTH; VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION; INSECURITY; PREGNANCY; FRUIT;
WOMEN'
language: English
month: FEB 11
number-of-cited-references: '46'
orcid-numbers: '杜, 美晨/0000-0002-1562-1155
Renfrew, Mary/0000-0003-2905-403X
McFadden, Alison/0000-0002-5164-2025
Fox-Rushby, Julia/0000-0003-0748-0871
McLeish, Jenny/0000-0002-9289-857X'
papis_id: 31376593a88c91e4c6d2d600e8cd41d5
ref: Mcfadden2014canfood
researcherid-numbers: 'Renfrew, Mary J/A-2440-2010
杜, 美晨/S-4063-2016
'
times-cited: '46'
title: 'Can food vouchers improve nutrition and reduce health inequalities in low-income
mothers and young children: a multi-method evaluation of the experiences of beneficiaries
and practitioners of the Healthy Start programme in England'
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000331306100001
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '82'
volume: '14'
web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health
year: '2014'