Is the healthy start scheme associated with increased food expenditure in low-income families with young children in the United Kingdom?

Is the healthy start scheme associated with increased food expenditure in low-income families with young children in the United Kingdom?

Abstract Background Healthy Start is a food assistance programme in the United Kingdom (UK) which aims to provide a nutritional safety-net and enable low-income families on welfare benefits to access a healthier diet through the provision of food vouchers. Healthy Start was launched in 2006 but rema...

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Main Authors: Jennie Parnham, Christopher Millett, Kiara Chang, Anthony A. Laverty, Stephanie von Hinke, Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard, Eszter P. Vamos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-12-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Healthy start vouchers
Nutrition assistance programmes
Public health nutrition, public health policy evaluation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12222-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12222-5

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