Opportunities and Challenges Addressing Access to Healthy Food in Five Rural Louisiana Food Stores.
Prev Chronic Dis
; 162019 07 18.
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| ID: mdl-31322107
ABSTRACT
The prevalence of high obesity in rural communities may result from low access to healthy foods. To improve the local food environment, a multicomponent environmental food store intervention was implemented in 3 Louisiana parishes where obesity prevalence was greater than 40%. The intervention consisted of healthy-food demonstrations, in-store marketing, and encouraging store owners to stock healthy items. We documented aspects of the rural food store climate, such as store size and the store owner's willingness to stock healthy items, that affect improving access to healthy food. We found that although the intervention was not effective in shifting purchasing or dietary habits of customers, positive changes in some food store environments did occur. To maximize the effect that rural food store interventions can have on reducing obesity, it is essential to understand aspects of the rural food store climate.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
População Rural
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Comércio
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Assistência Alimentar
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Abastecimento de Alimentos
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Prev Chronic Dis
Assunto da revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article