Clinical Research Directory

Evaluating Covered California's Grocery Support Program

This is a pragmatic randomized controlled trial (RCT) of Covered California's Grocery Support Program. This pragmatic RCT will test the efficacy of providing a monthly food card benefit for adults with food insecurity, a chronic condition, and incomes below 250% of the federal poverty level (FPL) compared with a group who receives a lump sum payment.

The Effect of Grocery Support Dose on Food Insecurity and Disease Control Among Covered California Members With Diabetes or Hypertension

This continuation study is a pragmatic randomized controlled trial (RCT) of Covered California's Grocery Support Program among low-income participants with diabetes or hypertension. This pragmatic RCT will compare the efficacy of providing different benefit amounts ($80 vs. $120) via a monthly food card benefit for households where at least one adult has diabetes and/or hypertension and incomes below 250% of the federal poverty level (FPL).

BeFit Toolbox Collaboration: Building Empowerment Through Fitness

This project will identify the causative behavioral factors in low-income African American women leading to sedentarism, a major source of morbidity in HABD communities. Working with our partner, WUCN, we will engage with women in HABD housing to develop and (later) deliver a physical activity education program (BeFit) customized for this population.