Date of Publication
2-4-2011
Abstract
Background: Hunger Free Vermont’s mission is to feed more Vermonters, teach the community about healthy food and nutrition and lead advocacy and education efforts to end hunger in Vermont. In Vermont 11.4% of all seniors are considered food insecure. To address this issue, Hunger Free Vermont has taken on the task of increasing enrollment in 3Squares Vermont, the state food stamps program. 68% of people in VT who are eligible for 3SqVT are enrolled. Surprisingly, only 29.2% of eligible seniors are enrolled. Our study focuses on the leaders of community organizations who impact seniors. Through focus groups we assessed their: - Knowledge of the 3SqV program - Knowledge of senior enrollment and food insecurity - Ideas about the barriers leading to low enrollment - Solutions
Advisor(s)
Karen Dolan, Hunger Free Vermont
William Jeffries, PhD, University of Vermont College of Medicine
Angela Smith-Dieng, MA, Hunger Free Vermont
Agency
Hunger Free Vermont
Subjects
Access to Health Services, Educational and Community-Based Programs, Health Communication and Health Information Technology, Nutrition and Weight Status, Older Adults, Public Health Infrastructure
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License
Recommended Citation
Almzayyen, Mohammed; Dammann, Mark; De Luca-Westrate, Javier; Jeffries, William; McLaren, Jeffrey; Mujalli, Diana; Patadji, Stell; Romero, Melissa; and Smith-Dieng, Angela, "Increasing Senior Enrollment in 3SquaresVT" (2011). Public Health Projects, 2008-present. 57.
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