Disparities in SNAP online grocery delivery and implementation: Lessons learned from California during the 2020-21 COVID pandemic.
Health Place
; 76: 102811, 2022 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1851142
ABSTRACT
During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Online Purchasing Pilot (OPP) was rapidly expanded across the US. This program, enabling direct-to-home grocery delivery, could be a transformative step towards improving fresh-food access. However, lack of information on which areas are serviced by SNAP OPP hinders the identification of potential demographic and regional disparities in access. Lessons from the initial implementation period are critical for understanding continuing inequities and informing the implementation of future programs. In California, SNAP OPP expanded food access for 85.9% of the state's SNAP households in 2020-21. Coverage was significantly greater in urban areas, covering 87.2% of CalFresh households in urban limited food access areas as compared with 29.9% of CalFresh households in rural limited food access areas. County-level COVID-19 rates did not have a meaningful association with SNAP OPP coverage.
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Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Food Assistance
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Health Place
Journal subject:
Epidemiology
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Public Health
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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