Moving From Policy to Implementation

Harries, Caroline; Koprak, Julia; Young, Candace; Weiss, Stéphanie; Parker, Kathryn M.; Karpyn, Allison

doi:10.1097/phh.0000000000000061

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“…It also provides evidence to the scientific literature that suggests the issue of food deserts persists in the U.S. In recent years, researchers have started evaluating various impacts of the HFFI [ 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 ]; however, additional information is needed in the literature. Future findings from the IPRC-NOPREN project will describe the longitudinal changes to food availability, pricing, and marketing in the existing small food stores after the opening of new HFFI-supported chain supermarkets in Chicago and Rockford, IL, USA.…”

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Food and Beverage Availability in Small Food Stores Located in Healthy Food Financing Initiative Eligible Communities

Singleton

Liu

Duran

et al. 2017

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Food deserts are a major public health concern. This study aimed to assess food and beverage availability in four underserved communities eligible to receive funding from the Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI). Data analyzed are part of a quasi-experimental study evaluating the impact of the HFFI on the retail food environment in selected Illinois communities. In 2015, 127 small grocery and limited service stores located in the four selected communities were audited. All communities had a large percentage of low-income and African-American residents. Differences in food and beverage item availability (e.g., produce, milk, bread, snack foods) were examined by store type and community location. Food stores had, on average, 1.8 fresh fruit and 2.9 fresh vegetable options. About 12% of stores sold low-fat milk while 86% sold whole milk. Only 12% of stores offered 100% whole wheat bread compared to 84% of stores offering white bread. Almost all (97%) stores offered soda and/or fruit juice. In summary, we found limited availability of healthier food and beverage items in the communities identified for HFFI support. Follow up findings will address how the introduction of new HFFI-supported supermarkets will affect food and beverage availability in these communities over time.

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confidence: 96%

Food and Beverage Availability in Small Food Stores Located in Healthy Food Financing Initiative Eligible Communities

Singleton

Liu

Duran

et al. 2017

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“…However, a recent evaluation of the Minneapolis Staple Food Ordinance found that corporate-owned stores made greater gains in complying with healthy stocking requirements compared to independently owned stores [ 52 ]. Therefore, such requirements should be coupled with financing initiatives [ 53 , 54 ] to help independently owned stores stock healthy foods (e.g., refrigerated storage) and community engagement to increase demand for healthy foods to support the commercial viability of such efforts [ 55 ].…”

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Urban vs. Rural Socioeconomic Differences in the Nutritional Quality of Household Packaged Food Purchases by Store Type

Lacko

2020

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The U.S. food system is rapidly changing, including the growth of mass merchandisers and dollar stores, which may impact the quality of packaged food purchases (PFPs). Furthermore, diet-related disparities exist by socioeconomic status (SES) and rural residence. We use data from the 2010–2018 Nielsen Homescan Panel to describe the nutritional profiles of PFPs by store type and to assess whether these vary by household urbanicity and SES. Store types include grocery stores, mass merchandisers, club stores, online shopping, dollar stores, and convenience/drug stores. Food and beverage groups contributing the most calories at each store type are estimated using survey-weighted means, while the associations of urbanicity and SES with nutritional quality are estimated using multivariate regression. We find that households that are customers at particular store types purchase the same quality of food regardless of urbanicity or SES. However, we find differences in the quality of foods between store types and that the quantity of calories purchased at each store type varies according to household urbanicity and SES. Rural shoppers tend to shop more at mass merchandisers and dollar stores with less healthful PFPs. We discuss implications for the types of store interventions most relevant for improving the quality of PFPs.

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“…Over the course of 5 years, $195 million supported more than 900 projects in multiple states across the country in order to create or renovate supermarkets and small stores in low-income urban and rural areas. One such project in Pennsylvania called the Fresh Food Financing Initiative showed success and influenced the creation of additional programs across the country [53].…”

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Strategies for Improving Nutrition in Inner-City Populations

2020

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Purpose of Review The social, economic, cultural, and historic reasons for why inner-city communities have struggled with poor nutrition and health outcomes are complex. Creating successful programs to address these problems requires a better understanding of the gaps that exist and formulating solutions to improve access to nutritious food options. Recent Findings Studies have demonstrated that aggressive evidence-based nutrition can decrease factors linked to cardiovascular diseases, but improving access to these nutritious resources and prioritizing health literacy and behavior modification related to meal choices are just as essential. Government programs and community interventions have shown promise through creating supermarkets, farmers' markets, and community gardens, but not all inner-city areas have such programs in place. Summary The poor state of inner-city nutrition and health is a true public health crisis. Creation of innovative strategies to improve education on and sustainable access to nutritious foods is essential in order to improve health disparities and outcomes.

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Moving From Policy to Implementation

Cited by 16 publications

References 14 publications

Food and Beverage Availability in Small Food Stores Located in Healthy Food Financing Initiative Eligible Communities

Food and Beverage Availability in Small Food Stores Located in Healthy Food Financing Initiative Eligible Communities

Urban vs. Rural Socioeconomic Differences in the Nutritional Quality of Household Packaged Food Purchases by Store Type

Strategies for Improving Nutrition in Inner-City Populations

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