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Peer
Review - Completed Studies
Title:
Birth Month Breastfeeding Changes to the
WIC Food Package
Description: Assesses the
effect of birth month changes in
breastfeeding practices resulting from
the changes to the provision of infant
formula made as part of the update to
the WIC food package.
Title:
Healthy Incentive Pilots (HIP)
Description: The Food
Conservation and Energy Act of 2008
authorized USDA to carry out pilot
projects to develop, test and evaluate
methods of using the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to
improve the dietary and health status of
households eligible for or participating
in SNAP. Specifically, it provides $20
million to test the effects of providing
financial incentives at the
point-of-purchase to encourage SNAP
households to purchase fruits,
vegetables or other healthful foods.
The Healthy Incentive Pilot includes
a rigorous evaluation, supported by a
Technical Working Group (TWG) to provide
external advice and input on the
evaluation research design, early
results, the final report, and to
provide other consultation services as
needed. The TWG includes five outside
experts in relevant areas of research
and subject matter experts from other
Federal government agencies.
Title: School Nutrition Dietary
Assessment III
Description: As part of the Agency's
periodic assessment of the nutritional
effects of school meals, this study will
update information on five areas of interest to policy makers: (1)
characteristics of the school
environment and school food service
operations; (2) nutritional quality of
meals offered and served in the school
meal programs; (3) student
participation, participant
characteristics, satisfaction, and
related attitudes toward the school
lunch and breakfast program; and (4)
student dietary intakes and the
contribution of school meals to these
dietary intakes.
Contact: Richard Lucas, FNS Peer
Review Official
Deputy Associate Administrator for
Research, Analysis,
Communications and Strategic Support
3101 Park Center Drive
Alexandria, VA 22302
Phone: (703) 305-2017
Email: Richard.Lucas@fns.usda.gov
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12/07/2011 |
