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<p class="Pa7"><strong>Purpose: </strong>A community-academic partner­ship was developed to assess community needs and restructure a variety of commu­nity-based programs that provide services to underserved communities in New Orleans, Louisiana.</p><p class="Pa7"><strong>Methods: </strong>The community and academic partners utilized five phases to assess com­munity needs and restructure programs: 1) meetings; 2) narrowing the scope of community programs; 3) data collection and analysis; 4) emphasizing target programs; and 5) improving sustainability through grant submissions and grant development training.</p><p class="Pa7"><strong>Results: </strong>Survey data were collected and analyzed pre- and post-community-academic partnership between November 2014-November 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The data supported the need for community-based programs run by a community organization known as the Dillard University Office of Community and Church Relations (OCCR). The survey results showed that community members expressed interest in: screenings for chronic diseases, such as diabetes; attending exer­cise classes at local churches; attending fi­nancial management workshops; and health fairs run by the community organization. In the future, screenings, workshops, health fairs, as well as exercise and diet programs, will take place at all churches participating in the community-based, umbrella program, Churches in Unity program.</p><p class="Pa7"><strong>Conclusion: </strong>A formal community-academic partnership, involving the assignment of an academic liaison, restructured programs for a community partner to better serve the needs of a community that is at-risk for a multitude of obesity-related health problems faced by underserved communities.</p><p class="Pa7"><em>Ethn Dis.</em> 2017;27(Suppl 1):321-328; doi:10.18865/ed.27.S1.321.</p>

<p class="Pa7"><strong>Objective: </strong>Farmers' markets are increas­ingly being promoted as a means to provide fresh produce to poor and underserved communities. However, farmers' market (FM) use remains low among low-income patrons. The purpose of our study was to examine FM awareness and use, grocery shopping behaviors, and internet use among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients.</p><p class="Pa7"><strong>Design: </strong>A descriptive analysis of preliminary data was performed to evaluate quantita­tive baseline data among SNAP recipients between June and August 2016 in New Or­leans, Louisiana (N=51). Data were collected via a 42-item online survey that included demographics, internet use, FM awareness and use, health information seeking behaviors and fruit and vegetable purchasing behaviors.</p><p class="Pa7"><strong>Results: </strong>Less than half of the survey respondents (n=24) had ever been to a FM. Local grocery stores and Wal-Mart were most used for purchasing fruits and vegetables (88% and 84%, respectively). The most common sources of healthy eat­ing information were Women, Infants and Children (WIC) and the internet, frequently accessed via smartphones. More than 80% of participants were not aware that local FMs accepted electronic benefit transfer payments as a form of payment.</p><p class="Pa7"><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These results support the incorporation of promotional methodol­ogy that combines internet-based mobile technology and existing services (eg, WIC) as a viable strategy to improve farmers' market use among low-income populations. As most participants were not aware that participating FMs accept electronic ben­efit transfer payments, this fact should be emphasized in promotional material.</p><p class="Pa7">Ethn Dis. 2017;27(Suppl 1):295-302; doi:10.18865/ed.27.S1.295.</p>