Using National Data to Estimate Average Cost Effectiveness of EFNEP Outcomes by State/Territory

Ranju Baral; George C. Davis; Stephanie Blake; Wen You; Elena Serrano

doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2012.04.015

Report| Volume 45, ISSUE 2, P183-187, March 2013

Using National Data to Estimate Average Cost Effectiveness of EFNEP Outcomes by State/Territory

Ranju Baral, MPH, MS
Ranju Baral
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Department of Agricultual and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
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George C. Davis, PhD
George C. Davis
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Address for correspondence: George C. Davis, PhD, Department of Agricultual and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech, 214 Hutcheson Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061; Phone: (540) 231-6783; Fax: (540) 231-7417
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Department of Agricultual and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
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Stephanie Blake, MS
Stephanie Blake
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Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, US Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC
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Wen You, PhD
Wen You
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Department of Agricultual and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
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Elena Serrano, PhD
Elena Serrano
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Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
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Published:December 03, 2012DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2012.04.015

Abstract

This report demonstrates how existing national data can be used to first calculate upper limits on the average cost per participant and per outcome per state/territory for the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). These upper limits can then be used by state EFNEP administrators to obtain more precise estimates for their states, based on their state-specific knowledge. Across all states, EFNEP appears most cost effective in nutrition practices, followed by food resource management practices, and then food safety practices. All but 3 states have cost per quality adjusted life years that are considered cost effective.

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