An Approach to Assessing Multicity Implementation of Healthful Food Access Policy, Systems, and Environmental Changes

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Silberfarb, Laura Oliven ; Savre, Sonja ; Geber, Gayle
• Description:
  Local governments play an increasingly important role in improving residents' access to healthful food and beverages to reduce obesity and chronic disease. Cities can use multiple strategies to improve community health through, for example, land use and zoning policies, city contracting and procurement practices, sponsorship of farmers markets and community gardens, and vending and concession practices in parks and recreation facilities. With 41 cities in the Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health Department jurisdiction, the county undertook to measure the extent to which cities were engaged in making policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) changes to increase residents' access to healthful food. The results revealed that some cities, particularly those with higher resident demand for healthful food, are making nationally recommended PSE changes, such as sponsoring farmers markets and community gardens. Cities have moved more slowly to make changes in areas with perceived negative cost consequences or lesser public demand, such as parks and recreation vending and concessions. This article describes the assessment process, survey tools, findings, and implications for other health departments seeking to undertake a similar assessment.
• Subjects:
  Cities Environment Food Habits Food Supply Health Behavior Health Promotion Humans Local Government Program Development Program Evaluation Public Health Public Health Administration Public Policy Tools And Techniques

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• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 11.
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd11.130233
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  24762528
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4008954
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  5U58DP003/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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