CDC STACKS serves as an archival repository of CDC-published products including scientific findings, journal articles, guidelines, recommendations, or other public health information authored or co-authored by CDC or funded partners.
As a repository, CDC STACKS retains documents in their original published format to ensure public access to scientific information.
i
Opportunities and Challenges Addressing Access to Healthy Food in Five Rural Louisiana Food Stores
-
July 18 2019
-
-
Source: Prev Chronic Dis. 16
[PDF-214.76 KB]
Details:
-
Alternative Title:Prev Chronic Dis
-
Personal Author:
-
Description:The prevalence of high obesity in rural communities may result from low access to healthy foods. To improve the local food environment, a multicomponent environmental food store intervention was implemented in 3 Louisiana parishes where obesity prevalence was greater than 40%. The intervention consisted of healthy-food demonstrations, in-store marketing, and encouraging store owners to stock healthy items. We documented aspects of the rural food store climate, such as store size and the store owner's willingness to stock healthy items, that affect improving access to healthy food. We found that although the intervention was not effective in shifting purchasing or dietary habits of customers, positive changes in some food store environments did occur. To maximize the effect that rural food store interventions can have on reducing obesity, it is essential to understand aspects of the rural food store climate.
-
Subjects:
-
Source:
-
Pubmed ID:31322107
-
Pubmed Central ID:PMC6716414
-
Document Type:
-
Volume:16
-
Collection(s):
-
Main Document Checksum:
-
Download URL:
-
File Type:
