摘要：This article presents a review of the literature regarding nutrition education programs targeting lowincome women. A total of 15 interventions were found, which met inclusion criteria. Inclusion criteriaincluded publication between January 1, 2001 and January 1, 2007, focus on low income females, focusexclusively on nutrition and improvement of dietary behaviors, publication in English, and interventiontook place in the US. The 15 studies meeting the search criteria were, in turn, re-reviewed collectively bythe authors. Ten main themes were found: 1) WIC and EFNEP-based interventions, 2) collaborativeapproaches, 3) theoretical framework, 4) learner-centered, 5) skills-based programs, 6) use of producecoupons or vouchers, 7) computer-based programs, 8) culturally-based interventions, 9) peer teaching,and 10) recommendations to include social support or physical activity. A summary of each wasdeveloped and emergent themes were identified. In this manner, effective strategies and lessons learnedfrom the research regarding increasing healthy eating among low income females could be more clearlydelineated and discussed. This paper could be quite beneficial to health educators and health researchersinterested in increasing healthy dietary practices among low income females
关键词：nutrition; low income; Women; Infants; and Children (WIC); Stages of Change
