title: Evaluating food stamp nutrition education: issues and opportunities.
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.
authors.affiliation: Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20036, USA. jguthrie@ers.usda.gov
authors.forename: Joanne F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Guthrie
authors.forename: Eileen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stommes
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Voichick
mesh_terms: D003153:Community Health Services / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D005522:Food Services / Q000592:standards*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D052756:Nutritional Sciences / Q000193:education*; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States