Feasibility and Acceptability of Internet Grocery Service in an Urban Food Desert, Chicago, 2011-2012

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Appelhans, Bradley M. ; Lynch, Elizabeth B. ; Martin, Molly A. ; Nackers, Lisa M. ; Cail, Vernon ; Woodrick, Nicole
• Description:
  We explored the feasibility and acceptability of an Internet grocery service (IGS) as an approach to improving food access in urban neighborhoods. In our pilot study, caregivers residing in a documented Chicago food desert (N = 34, 79% ethnic minority) received a voucher to use a commercial IGS to purchase groceries for their household. Caregivers most frequently purchased fruits, vegetables, meats, and caloric beverages, and endorsed 4 factors as potentially important determinants of future IGS use. IGS programs could have a role in improving urban food access if they have competitive prices, provide rapid delivery, and incorporate strategies to discourage purchasing of discretionary caloric beverages.
• Subjects:
  Brief Female Humans Pregnancy Smoking Cessation
• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 10.
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3600a935b8384ae4f61ea906a81a0cd2b0fc0c80065959d7697d1558021507fb6d0871a2f8adc6e39794e09800e6fd44ffceb5296f29a1f12407d5544a101bfb
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/19677/cdc_19677_DS1.pdf
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