[PDF] Protocol for the Support Application for Food PAntrieS trial: design, implementation, and evaluation plan for a digital application to promote healthy food access and support food pantry operations | Semantic Scholar (2024)

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The expert panel’s approach is outlined and the barriers and opportunities for implementing these standards across the charitable food system are summarized.

The Baltimore Urban food Distribution study is a multilevel, multicomponent systems intervention that aims to improve healthy food access in low-income neighborhoods of Baltimore, Maryland, and represents one of the first attempts to implement an intervention that engages multiple levels of a local food system.

It is found that a significant number of participants who were food insecure at enrollment achieved food security, and this finding shows that telehealth and nutrition platforms may potentially help users improve household food security.

This pilot trial identified logistically feasible strategies to promote healthy options effectively in food pantries, even in pantries with limited resources.

This paper describes the technical front-end design and back-end development process of the Baltimore Urban food Distribution (BUD) application (app) and provides valuable insight into developing a stable app with a user-friendly experience and interface, and accessible cloud computing services for advanced technical features.

Given the high number of households who obtain food from food pantries/banks and the chronic health conditions associated with food insecurity, this review highlights the need for more high-quality research in this setting.

A pilot study enrolled 687 food pantry clients with diabetes in three states in a six-month pilot intervention that provided them with diabetes-appropriate food, blood sugar monitoring, primary care referral, and self-management support and suggests a promising health promotion model for vulnerable populations.

An overall lack of digital tools for individual food assistance, an absence of user-centered design in their development, and a critical need for research on their effectiveness globally are highlighted.

Managers did not perceive that their clients wanted healthy foods, despite clients informing them of diet-related health conditions, and manager-level training may be necessary to align pantry operations with clients’ food needs.

The Food Assortment Scoring Tool (FAST) is a flexible, valid tool to monitor the nutritional quality of food in pantries and demonstrated good correlation with the HEI-2010 in prediction models.

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