Urban Food Environments and Residents’ Shopping Behaviors

Development, reliability and use of a food environment assessment tool in supermarkets of four neighbourhoods in Montréal, Canada

“…33 However, the available data on SES in our study area do not match our geographic breakdown, thus restricting our ability to analyze the consumer food environment in the different FSAs with respect to their SES. Future studies should consider using geographic boundaries allowing for adequate integration of SES information.…”

“…The availability and affordability of the foods within those stores may be contributing to the association between food store access and food store choice, eating behaviours and health outcomes. 32,33 More than 30 different food environment assessment tools have been identified. 34 The two most frequently used tools are the Nutrition Environment Measures Survey in Stores (NEMS-S) 35 and the USDA Thrifty Food Plan.…”

Preventable Hospitalization Rates and Neighborhood Poverty among New York City Residents, 2008–2013

“…1 A growing literature documents the intersection between place and health, building on evidence that poor health outcomes tend to be concentrated in certain neighborhoods, due both to socioeconomic inequities and a lack of available health care resources. [17][18][19] Neighborhood economic and social characteristics (e.g., average household income, racial/ethnic composition) have been shown to be associated with the prevalence and quality of management of chronic conditions such as hypertension and diabetes, [20][21][22] and with factors that can undermine individual health, such as a lack of access to healthy foods 23,24 and increased exposure to poor environmental conditions. 25,26 Previously we found that in 2007, that adults living in high poverty neighborhoods had higher preventable hospitalization rates, 27 adding to the literature on neighborhood poverty and poor health outcomes.…”

“Our Doors Are Open to Everybody”: Public Libraries as Common Ground for Public Health

“…Philadelphia is no exception, as one of the five most segregated of the 100 largest US cities [2]. In Philadelphia, as in cities across the USA, neighborhoods, schools, workplaces, and even supermarkets often reflect these stark demographic, cultural, and social divides, leaving few opportunities for people to interact with others from different backgrounds [3][4][5][6].…”