Accessibility Landscapes of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program−Authorized Stores

Racine, Elizabeth F.; Delmelle, Eric; Major, Elizabeth; Solomon, Corliss A.

doi:10.1016/j.jand.2017.11.004

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“…This demand has often been met by RFEs providing an abundance of ultra-processed, highly palatable, calorically-dense products through an ever-growing accessibility [ 19 , 20 , 21 ]. Yet, these patterns are juxtaposed by others that suggest that large swaths of the US are devoid of a variety of convenient foods and sources [ 22 , 23 , 24 ]. Thus, even an important driver, such as convenience, must be considered in a larger system of relationships and factors in order to understand why diverse outcomes can be produced.…”

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A Model Depicting the Retail Food Environment and Customer Interactions: Components, Outcomes, and Future Directions

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Zenk

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The retail food environment (RFE) has important implications for dietary intake and health, and dramatic changes in RFEs have been observed over the past few decades and years. Prior conceptual models of the RFE and its relationships with health and behavior have played an important role in guiding research; yet, the convergence of RFE changes and scientific advances in the field suggest the time is ripe to revisit this conceptualization. In this paper, we propose the Retail Food Environment and Customer Interaction Model to convey the evolving variety of factors and relationships that convene to influence food choice at the point of purchase. The model details specific components of the RFE, including business approaches, actors, sources, and the customer retail experience; describes individual, interpersonal, and household characteristics that affect customer purchasing; highlights the macro-level contexts (e.g., communities and nations) in which the RFE and customers behave; and addresses the wide-ranging outcomes produced by RFEs and customers, including: population health, food security, food justice, environmental sustainability, and business sustainability. We believe the proposed conceptualization helps to (1) provide broad implications for future research and (2) further highlight the need for transdisciplinary collaborations to ultimately improve a range of critical population outcomes.

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A Model Depicting the Retail Food Environment and Customer Interactions: Components, Outcomes, and Future Directions

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“…The SNAP program (including the SNAP OPP) is designed to facilitate access to healthy foods [ 14 , 15 ]. However, the literature reveals unintended consequences for underserved groups [ 17 , 20 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 ], such as high fees and limited information about SNAP usage on retailer sites [ 17 ]. This qualitative study revealed that social stigma for families shopping at the store, inability to use benefits towards cooked meals, and inadequacy of monthly funds were barriers related to SNAP that hindered access to culturally and nutritionally appropriate foods.…”

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Giving Families a Voice for Equitable Healthy Food Access in the Wake of Online Grocery Shopping

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Understanding the views of families from low-income backgrounds about inequities in healthy food access and grocery purchase is critical to food access policies. This study explored perspectives of families eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on healthy food access in physical and online grocery environments. The qualitative design used purposive sampling of 44 primary household food purchasers with children (aged ≤ 8), between November 2020–March 2021, through 11 online focus groups and 5 in-depth interviews. Grounded theory was used to identify community-level perceived inequities, including influences of COVID-19 pandemic, SNAP and online grocery services. The most salient perceived causes of inequitable food access were neighborhood resource deficiencies and public transportation limitations. Rural communities, people with disabilities, older adults, racially and ethnically diverse groups were perceived to be disproportionately impacted by food inequities, which were exacerbated by the pandemic. The ability to use SNAP benefits to buy foods online facilitated healthy food access. Delivery fees and lack of control over food selection were barriers. Barriers to healthy food access aggravated by SNAP included social stigma, inability to acquire cooked meals, and inadequate amount of monthly funds. Findings provide a foundation for policy redesign to promote equitable healthy food systems.

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“…Many studies in varying contexts focus on inequalities and inequities in food systems (30)(31)(32)(33)(34); food environments (35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40)(41)(42)(43); access to food (37,44,(53)(54)(55)(56)(57)(58)(59)(60)(61)(45)(46)(47)(48)(49)(50)(51)(52); food security (9,24,(69)(70)(71)(72)(73)52,(62)(63)(64)(65)(66)(67)(68); diet quality (2,21,(82)(83)(84)…”

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Inequity in access to healthy foods

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The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss-based foundation launched at the UN in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition. Working with governments, businesses and civil society, we aim to transform food systems so that they deliver more nutritious food for all people, especially the most vulnerable. ABOUT FSECThe Food System Economics Commission (FSEC) is an independent academic commission set up to analyse the economics of a sustainable food system transformation and to identify a feasible agenda for implementing positive change. Our goal is to present lessons and feasible options for economic decisionmakers on what needs to be done to ensure a more inclusive, healthier, and nature-positive future for our food systems, by drawing on the best scientific analysis from economics and across the social sciences.

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Accessibility Landscapes of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program−Authorized Stores

Cited by 14 publications

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A Model Depicting the Retail Food Environment and Customer Interactions: Components, Outcomes, and Future Directions

A Model Depicting the Retail Food Environment and Customer Interactions: Components, Outcomes, and Future Directions

Giving Families a Voice for Equitable Healthy Food Access in the Wake of Online Grocery Shopping

Inequity in access to healthy foods

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