Evidence Database (testing)
Switchboard has developed a database of research studies to help refugee service providers in the U.S deliver evidence-based interventions. Studies are added on an ongoing basis. Most studies included in this database are published articles identified in the process of developing Switchboard Evidence Summaries. Use the search area to find content based on criteria like outcome area, intervention, publication year, population, and study type.
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Issues related to poverty and income inequality in high-income countries have led to food insecurity among some population groups, such as migrants and refugees. While there are some studies on the experience of some migrant groups (and other subpopulations), little is known about food security among Middle Eastern and African migrants and refugees. This systematic…
- Year Published: 2020
- Direction of Evidence: No evidence about impact
- Strength of Evidence: No evidence about impact
- Type of Study: Systematic review
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a highly effective program, vital to our nation’s health and well-being. SNAP’s entitlement funding structure allows it to provide benefits to anyone who meets the program’s eligibility requirements, and this structure also enables SNAP to respond quickly when need increases. Research shows that SNAP reduces poverty for millions,…
- Year Published: 2019
- Direction of Evidence: Positive impact
- Strength of Evidence: Positive impact
- Type of Study: Systematic review
International migration is contributing to changes in the sociocultural and the economic landscapes of many cities in the world. As part of the changes in cities, we are witnessing an increased use of community gardens as spaces for wellbeing restoration, for social connection, and for addressing the challenge of food insecurity, particularly cultural food insecurity.…
- Year Published: 2025
- Intervention(s): Urban agriculture
- Direction of Evidence: Positive impact
- Strength of Evidence: Positive impact
- Type of Study: Systematic review
In recent years, the concept of food desert has come to dominate research and policy debates around food environments and their impacts on health, with mounting evidence that low-income neighborhoods of color lack large supermarkets and therefore may have limited access to fresh, affordable, and healthy foods. We argue that this metaphor, which implies an…
- Year Published: 2017
- Direction of Evidence: No evidence about impact
- Strength of Evidence: No evidence about impact
- Type of Study: Suggestive evidence
Inadequate access to food is a risk factor for poor health and the effectiveness of federal programs targeting food insecurity, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), are well-documented. The associations between other types of interventions to provide adequate food access and food insecurity status, health outcomes, and health care utilization, however, are unclear.To…
- Year Published: 2021
- Intervention(s): Various
- Direction of Evidence: Inconclusive or mixed impact
- Strength of Evidence: Inconclusive or mixed impact
- Type of Study: Systematic review
Refugees and new immigrants arriving in the United States (U.S.) often encounter a multitude of stressors adjusting to a new country and potentially coping with past traumas. Community gardens have been celebrated for their role in improving physical and emotional health, and in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, have been offered as a resource to…
- Year Published: 2016
- Intervention(s): Urban agriculture
- Direction of Evidence: Positive impact
- Strength of Evidence: Positive impact
- Type of Study: Suggestive evidence
Low-income children’s access to meals decreases during the summer months due to losing the benefit of the free and reducedprice lunches they normally receive during the school year. Few studies critically examine community-based approaches to providing summer meals. This mixed methods study examined a mobile meal program implemented in a community with large economic disparities.…
- Year Published: 2019
- Intervention(s): Free Meal Program
- Direction of Evidence: Positive impact
- Strength of Evidence: Positive impact
- Type of Study: Suggestive evidence
Recently resettled refugees from the Congo Wars continue to struggle with food insecurity that, in many cases, extends to before their camp and war-time experiences. Beginning in 2016, a team from the University of South Florida has studied dietary adaptation and nutritional status among refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Population census data,…
- Year Published: 2021
- Direction of Evidence: No evidence about impact
- Strength of Evidence: No evidence about impact
- Type of Study: Suggestive evidence
Risk and prevalence of food insecurity and use of food security resources are important but incompletely understood factors in immigrant health. Key informant interviews and a survey (N = 809) of housing units were conducted in a San Diego, California neighborhood with a high proportion of immigrant and low income families. The difference in food…
- Year Published: 2017
- Direction of Evidence: No evidence about impact
- Strength of Evidence: No evidence about impact
- Type of Study: Suggestive evidence
Refugees remain vulnerable to acute food insecurity, malnutrition, and critically inadequate food and nutrient intake after migration, regardless of the economic level of the host country. We conducted this systematic review to summarize and evaluate the dietary intake and nutritional status among refugees resettled in non-camp settings worldwide. We searched PubMed and Web of Science…
- Year Published: 2022
- Direction of Evidence: No evidence about impact
- Strength of Evidence: No evidence about impact
- Type of Study: Systematic review