Creating Grocery Delivery Hubs for Food Deserts at Local Convenience Stores via Spatial and Temporal Consolidation

(1) Background: The present study aimed to investigate the association between home-related factors, community environmental factors, and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) intake among Northeastern Chinese children. (2) Methods: Cross-sectional. Children with complete data were included in the analysis (n = 901). A questionnaire modified according to BEVQ-15 measured the intake of SSBs. Logistic regression was applied to determine the factors associated with the consumption of SSBs. IBM SPSS Statistics 23.0 was applied to perform all statistical analyses. (3) Results: The mean total amount of SSBs consumed on a weekly basis was 2214.04 ± 2188.62 mL. Children’s weekly pocket money, frequency of SSBs purchase, SSBs availability at home, the number of accessible supermarkets, and frequency of weekly visits to convenience stores were all found to be associated with a high intake of SSBs among all children. Among children of normal weight, the findings indicated that weekly pocket money, SSBs availability at home, and number of accessible supermarkets were associated with a high SSBs intake. At the same time, frequency of SSBs purchase, mother’s SSBs intake, and frequency of weekly visits to convenience stores were associated with a high SSBs intake among children with obesity. (4) Conclusions: Given the potential negative health effects of high SSBs intake, it is crucial to pay attention to home-related factors and community environment.

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Characterizing Dietary Choices, Nutrition, and Language in Food Deserts via Social Media

Proceedings of the 19th ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing - CSCW '16 ◽

10.1145/2818048.2819956 ◽

2016 ◽

Cited By ~ 38

Author(s):

Munmun De Choudhury ◽

Sanket Sharma ◽

Emre Kiciman

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Food Deserts ◽

Dietary Choices

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Measuring the Impact of a Full Service Grocery Store in a Food Desert

The International Journal of Community and Social Development ◽

10.1177/25166026211015488 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 161-176

Author(s):

Kellie Schneider ◽

Diana Cuy Castellanos ◽

Felix Fernando ◽

Jeanne A. Holcomb

Keyword(s):

Systems Engineering ◽

Low Income ◽

Social Impact ◽

Food Deserts ◽

Well Being ◽

Environmental Indicators ◽

Grocery Store ◽

The Impact ◽

Health And Well Being

Food deserts, areas in which it is difficult to obtain affordable, nutritious food, are especially problematic in low-income neighbourhoods. One model for addressing food hardship and unemployment issues within low-income food deserts is a cooperative grocery store. Through the cooperative model, the grocery store can serve as a cornerstone to address socio-economic marginalisation of low-income neighbourhoods and improve the health and well-being of its residents. It is important for communities and policymakers to be able to assess the effectiveness of these types of endeavours beyond traditional economic factors such as profitability. This article uses a systems engineering approach to develop a framework for measuring the holistic impact of a cooperative grocery store on community health and well-being. This framework encompasses values that characterise the relationship between food retail, economic viability and social equality. We develop a dashboard to display the key metrics for measuring the economic, social and environmental indicators that reflect a grocery store’s social impact. We demonstrate the usefulness of the framework through a case study of a full-service cooperative grocery store that is planned within the city of Dayton, OH.

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Qualitative perspectives of the North Carolina healthy food small retailer program among customers in participating stores located in food deserts

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-021-11509-x ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Lindsey Haynes-Maslow ◽

Stephanie B. Jilcott Pitts ◽

Kathryn A. Boys ◽

Jared T. McGuirt ◽

Sheila Fleischhacker ◽

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Keyword(s):

North Carolina ◽

Low Income ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Food Access ◽

Qualitative Interviews ◽

Food Deserts ◽

State Legislature ◽

Healthy Food ◽

The State ◽

The North

Abstract Background The North Carolina Healthy Food Small Retailer Program (NC HFSRP) was established through a policy passed by the state legislature to provide funding for small food retailers located in food deserts with the goal of increasing access to and sales of healthy foods and beverages among local residents. The purpose of this study was to qualitatively examine perceptions of the NC HFSRP among store customers. Methods Qualitative interviews were conducted with 29 customers from five NC HFSRP stores in food deserts across eastern NC. Interview questions were related to shoppers’ food and beverage purchases at NC HFSRP stores, whether they had noticed any in-store efforts to promote healthier foods and beverages, their suggestions for promoting healthier foods and beverages, their familiarity with and support of the NC HFSRP, and how their shopping and consumption habits had changed since implementation of the NC HFSRP. A codebook was developed based on deductive (from the interview guide questions) and inductive (emerged from the data) codes and operational definitions. Verbatim transcripts were double-coded and a thematic analysis was conducted based on code frequency, and depth of participant responses for each code. Results Although very few participants were aware of the NC HFSRP legislation, they recognized changes within the store. Customers noted that the provision of healthier foods and beverages in the store had encouraged them to make healthier purchase and consumption choices. When a description of the NC HFSRP was provided to them, all participants were supportive of the state-funded program. Participants discussed program benefits including improving food access in low-income and/or rural areas and making healthy choices easier for youth and for those most at risk of diet-related chronic diseases. Conclusions Findings can inform future healthy corner store initiatives in terms of framing a rationale for funding or policies by focusing on increased food access among vulnerable populations.

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