Exploring Stigma Related to Utilization of Emergency Food Assistance Programs.
Project Overview
In partnership with the University of Delaware, this qualitative study examines how stigma influences access to and use of emergency food programs by conducting semi-structured interviews with adult food program participants in Delaware and Texas, as well as intermediary stakeholders across both states.
Project Contact: Heidi Hagen McPherson, MPH
Project Team
Principal Investigator
Shreela Sharma, PhD, RDN, LD
Director, Center for Healthy Communities
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Epidemiology
Senior Project Manager
Project Manager
Naomi Tice, MPH
Center for Healthy Communities