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Availability of Grocery Delivery to Food Deserts in States Participating in the Online Purchase Pilot

Description
Research letter describing a study of the Online Purchase Pilot (OPP), which allows beneficiaries in 8 states to use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to buy groceries online. Includes statistics on the availability of grocery delivery among rural food desert census tracts and SNAP households in the 8 OPP states.
Author(s)
Eric J. Brandt, David M. Silvestri, Jerold R. Mandi, Margaret L. Holland, Joseph S. Ross
Citation
JAMA Network Open, 2(12)
Date
12/2019
Type
Document
Tagged as
Access · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Alabama · Iowa · Maryland · Nebraska · New Jersey · New York · Oregon · Washington