Healthcare-based food assistance programmes in the United States: a scoping review and typology
This scoping review aimed to identify the breadth of healthcare-based food assistance programmes in the United States and organize them into a typology of programmes to provide implementation guidance to aspiring food assistance programmers in healthcare settings. We searched PubMed, Cochrane, and C...
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| description | This scoping review aimed to identify the breadth of healthcare-based food assistance programmes in the United States and organize them into a typology of programmes to provide implementation guidance to aspiring food assistance programmers in healthcare settings. We searched PubMed, Cochrane, and CINAHL databases for peer-reviewed articles published between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2021, and mined reference lists. We used content analysis to extract programmatic details from each intervention and to qualitatively analyse intervention components to develop a typology for healthcare institutions in the United States. Eligible articles included descriptions of patient populations served and programmatic details. Articles were not required to include formal evaluations for inclusion in this scoping review. Our search resulted in 8706 abstracts, which yielded forty-three articles from thirty-five interventions. We identified three distinct programme types: direct food provision, referral, and voucher programmes. Programme type was influenced by programme goals, logistical considerations, such as staffing, food storage or refrigeration space, and existence of willing partner CBOs. Food provision programmes (n 13) were frequently permanent and leveraged partnerships with community-based organisations (CBOs) that provide food. Referral programmes (n 8) connected patients to CBOs for federal or local food assistance enrollment. Voucher programmes (n 14) prioritised provision of fruits and vegetables (n 10) and relied on a variety of clinic staff to refer patients to months-long programmes. Healthcare-based implementers can use this typology to design and maintain programmes that align with the needs of their sites and patient populations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9e884d82a23045fdb8790501dc777b5d2023-12-27T10:06:58ZengCambridge University PressJournal of Nutritional Science2048-67902023-01-011210.1017/jns.2023.111Healthcare-based food assistance programmes in the United States: a scoping review and typologyRebecca K. Rudel0https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8186-248XElena Byhoff1Kiersten L. Strombotne2Mari-Lynn Drainoni3Jacey A. Greece4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2044-9270Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health, 801 Massachusetts Avenue, 4th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02118 Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center, 801 Massachusetts Avenue, 2nd Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02118Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue, North Worcester, Massachusetts 01655Department of Health, Law, Policy and Management, Boston University School of Public Health, 715 Albany Street, Boston Massachusetts 02118Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center, 801 Massachusetts Avenue, 2nd Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02118 Department of Health, Law, Policy and Management, Boston University School of Public Health, 715 Albany Street, Boston Massachusetts 02118 Evans Center for Implementation and Improvement Sciences, Department of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, 801 Massachusetts Avenue, 2nd Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02118Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health, 801 Massachusetts Avenue, 4th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02118This scoping review aimed to identify the breadth of healthcare-based food assistance programmes in the United States and organize them into a typology of programmes to provide implementation guidance to aspiring food assistance programmers in healthcare settings. We searched PubMed, Cochrane, and CINAHL databases for peer-reviewed articles published between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2021, and mined reference lists. We used content analysis to extract programmatic details from each intervention and to qualitatively analyse intervention components to develop a typology for healthcare institutions in the United States. Eligible articles included descriptions of patient populations served and programmatic details. Articles were not required to include formal evaluations for inclusion in this scoping review. Our search resulted in 8706 abstracts, which yielded forty-three articles from thirty-five interventions. We identified three distinct programme types: direct food provision, referral, and voucher programmes. Programme type was influenced by programme goals, logistical considerations, such as staffing, food storage or refrigeration space, and existence of willing partner CBOs. Food provision programmes (n 13) were frequently permanent and leveraged partnerships with community-based organisations (CBOs) that provide food. Referral programmes (n 8) connected patients to CBOs for federal or local food assistance enrollment. Voucher programmes (n 14) prioritised provision of fruits and vegetables (n 10) and relied on a variety of clinic staff to refer patients to months-long programmes. Healthcare-based implementers can use this typology to design and maintain programmes that align with the needs of their sites and patient populations.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2048679023001118/type/journal_articleFood assistanceFood insecurityHealthcare-based interventionPopulation health |
| spellingShingle | Rebecca K. Rudel Elena Byhoff Kiersten L. Strombotne Mari-Lynn Drainoni Jacey A. Greece Healthcare-based food assistance programmes in the United States: a scoping review and typology Journal of Nutritional Science Food assistance Food insecurity Healthcare-based intervention Population health |
| title | Healthcare-based food assistance programmes in the United States: a scoping review and typology |
| title_full | Healthcare-based food assistance programmes in the United States: a scoping review and typology |
| title_fullStr | Healthcare-based food assistance programmes in the United States: a scoping review and typology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Healthcare-based food assistance programmes in the United States: a scoping review and typology |
| title_short | Healthcare-based food assistance programmes in the United States: a scoping review and typology |
| title_sort | healthcare based food assistance programmes in the united states a scoping review and typology |
| topic | Food assistance Food insecurity Healthcare-based intervention Population health |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2048679023001118/type/journal_article |
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