Lowering the impact of Food Insecurity in African American Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (LIFT-DM)
Description: Almost 28% of the US population with diabetes report food insecurity and African Americans are 3 times more likely than whites to be food insecure. Currently tested strategies to address food insecurity include food supplementation in the form of: 1) vouchers to cover cost of food; 2) vouchers/coupons that can only be used at farmer’s markets; and 3) shipments of pre-packaged food (stock boxes), however little evidence exists testing the effectiveness of these components on diabetes outcomes. To address this gap in knowledge, we propose to test whether monthly food vouchers to farmers market or monthly mailed food stock boxes or the combination of both, layered upon diabetes education will lead to improvements in glycemic control in low income, food insecure, African Americans with type 2 diabetes.
Funding type: research
Funder scheme: R01
Start date: 2019-05-03
End date: 2025-12-31
Investigator: LEONARD E. EGEDE
Institution: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Funded outputs count: 170
Funder award ID: R01MD013826
OpenAlex ID: G2970242871