College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, 1125 N College Ave, Fayetteville, AR 72703. Email:
Office of Community Health and Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2019 Jan 24;16:E09. doi: 10.5888/pcd16.180155.
Food pantries serve millions of Americans, yet the nutritional quality of foods distributed has been poor. Policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) changes were implemented in 3 food pantries in northwest Arkansas with the aims of improving the nutritional quality of foods distributed and increasing distribution of fresh fruits and vegetables (FFVs). Between pre-intervention and 1 year follow-up, food pantry bag audits showed increases from 20,256.38 to 25,108.46 calories distributed per household (P = .009) and 0.22 to 3.33 servings of FFVs distributed per person per household (P < .001). Findings highlight the promise of pantry-level PSE interventions.
食品分发处为数百万美国人提供服务，但分发的食品营养质量一直很差。阿肯色州西北部的 3 家食品分发处实施了政策、系统和环境（PSE）变革，旨在提高分发食品的营养质量，并增加新鲜水果和蔬菜（FFV）的分发。在干预前和 1 年随访期间，食品分发处袋式审计显示，每户分发的热量从 20,256.38 增加到 25,108.46 卡路里（P =.009），每人每户分发的 FFV 从 0.22 增加到 3.33 份（P <.001）。研究结果突显了食品分发处层面的 PSE 干预措施的前景。
