Impact of Healthy Food Subsidies on Diet Quality and Food Security

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

552

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 7, 2025

Primary Completion Date

December 20, 2025

Study Completion Date

December 20, 2025

Conditions
Food Insecurity
Interventions
OTHER

Healthy food subsidy: $27/household/week

Participants receive 16 weeks of coupons valued at $27/week to purchase healthy foods at BC farmers' markets. Eligible foods include vegetables, fruits, dairy, meat, poultry, fish, eggs, nuts, vegetable and fruit plants, honey and herbs.

OTHER

Healthy food subsidy: $54/household/week

Participants receive 16 weeks of coupons valued at $54/week to purchase healthy foods at BC farmers' markets. Eligible foods include vegetables, fruits, dairy, meat, poultry, fish, eggs, nuts, vegetable and fruit plants, honey and herbs.

OTHER

Healthy food subsidy: $81/household/week

Participants receive 16 weeks of coupons valued at $81/week to purchase healthy foods at BC farmers' markets. Eligible foods include vegetables, fruits, dairy, meat, poultry, fish, eggs, nuts, vegetable and fruit plants, honey and herbs.

OTHER

Nutrition skill-building

Participants are eligible, but not required, to attend optional nutrition skill-building activities (e.g. cooking and gardening classes).

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

RECRUITING

Participants recruited in 93 communities across British Columbia, Canada, Communities Across BC

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

OTHER_GOV

collaborator

British Columbia Farmers' Market Nutrition Coupon Program

OTHER

collaborator

BC Association of Farmers' Markets

UNKNOWN

lead

University of Calgary

OTHER

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