title: Food Resource Management Education With SNAP Participation Improves Food Security.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the influence of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and participant demographics on nutrition education outcomes.
  
  
  METHODS
  At program enrollment (pre) and 1 month later (post), a statewide convenience sample of adults, who participated in the Plan, Shop, Save, and Cook program, completed a 7-item questionnaire to evaluate change in resource management skills (RMS) and running out of food before the end of the month.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Percent of participants (n = 3,744) who reported behavioral improvements in RMS ranged from 38.8% in comparing prices to 54% in reading labels. Female gender and Hispanic ethnicity were positively related to pre-post RMS change (P = .001). Participants who received SNAP food assistance and made greater pre-post improvement in RMS reported the greatest decrease in running out of food (P = .001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Both food assistance and education on nutrition and resource management are needed to reduce food insecurity in SNAP-eligible audiences.
authors.affiliation: Nutrition Department, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA; University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension, University of California, Davis, CA.
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kaiser
authors.affiliation: Nutrition and Health Sciences Department, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE. Electronic address: vchaidez2@unl.edu.
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chaidez
authors.affiliation: Nutrition and Health Sciences Department, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE; University of California CalFresh (SNAP-Ed) Nutrition Education Program, Davis, CA.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Algert
authors.affiliation: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension, University of California, Davis, CA; University of California CalFresh (SNAP-Ed) Nutrition Education Program, Davis, CA.
authors.forename: Marcel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horowitz
authors.affiliation: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension, University of California, Davis, CA; University of California CalFresh (SNAP-Ed) Nutrition Education Program, Davis, CA.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.affiliation: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension, University of California, Davis, CA; University of California CalFresh (SNAP-Ed) Nutrition Education Program, Davis, CA.
authors.forename: Concepcion
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mendoza
authors.affiliation: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension, University of California, Davis, CA; University of California CalFresh (SNAP-Ed) Nutrition Education Program, Davis, CA.
authors.forename: Marisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Neelon
authors.affiliation: University of California CalFresh (SNAP-Ed) Nutrition Education Program, Davis, CA.
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Ginsburg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D063105:Food Assistance; D005523:Food Supply; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009753:Nutritive Value; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: SNAP-Ed; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; food insecurity; food resource management; nutrition education