Text message-based interventions to improve appointment attendance and benefits redemption among ITCA WIC participants

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This study piloted two text message-based interventions to improve WIC appointment attendance and food benefit redemption among Inter Tribal Council of Arizona (ITCA) WIC participants. Over five months, participants received enhanced text reminders—two instead of one for appointments and targeted

This study piloted two text message-based interventions to improve WIC appointment attendance and food benefit redemption among Inter Tribal Council of Arizona (ITCA) WIC participants. Over five months, participants received enhanced text reminders—two instead of one for appointments and targeted reminders for benefit redemption. Partial redeemers received a single reminder one week before benefits expired, while non-redeemers received two reminders, one a week before expiration and another two days before if benefits were still unredeemed.

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2025-01
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  • eng
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    "January 2025"
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Melnick, E., Acciai, F., Vaudrin O'Reilly, N., Jossefides, M., Ronan, B., Ohri-Vachaspati, P. Text Message-based Interventions to Improve Appointment Attendance and Benefits Redemption Among ITCA WIC Participants. Phoenix, AZ: College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, 2025.

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Emily M. Melnick, PhD, MPH; Francesco Acciai, PhD; Nicole Vaudrin O’Reilly, MS, RD; Mindy Jossefides, RD; A. Bea Ronan, MNSP; Punam Ohri-Vachaspati, PhD, RD

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College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona
Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona
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English
Series
  • Policy Brief
Extent
  • 4 pages
Keywords
  • WIC
  • Inter Tribal Council of Arizona
  • text messages
Open Access
Peer-reviewed
Place of Publication (Code)
  • Arizona
Place of Publication (Text)
  • Arizona