Additional focus group discussions and telephone interviews included the views of 25 women who did not speak English and three women from Traveller communities. The multi-method study conducted in England in 2011/2012 included focus group discussions with 49 health practitioners, an online consultation with 620 health and social care practitioners, service managers, commissioners, and user and advocacy groups, and qualitative participatory workshops with 85 low-income women. This paper reports an evaluation of Healthy Start from the perspectives of women and health practitioners. Healthy Start is a targeted United Kingdom (UK) food subsidy programme that gives vouchers for fruit, vegetables, milk, and vitamins to low-income families. It is difficult for low-income families to prioritise spending on healthy food. Good nutrition is important during pregnancy, breastfeeding and early life to optimise the health of women and children.
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