Community-Based Participatory Approach to Increase African Americans’ Access to Healthy Foods in Atlanta, GA

Co‐creation of healthier food retail environments: A systematic review to explore the type of stakeholders and their motivations and stage of engagement

“…The 23 papers included comprised 20 separate studies, see Appendix 1 (Table S1) for a general description of included articles. Three of the articles were published between 1980 and 2000, 58–60 seven were published between 2010 and 2015, 61–67 and the majority were between 2016 and 2021 ( n = 13) 68–80 . Among the 23 included papers, Healthy Foods North (HFN), 61,62 Healthy Foods Hawaii (HFH), 63,64 and the Tribal Health and Resilience in Vulnerable Environments (THRIVE) 73,74 were reported in multiple articles.…”

“…Among the 23 included papers, Healthy Foods North (HFN), 61,62 Healthy Foods Hawaii (HFH), 63,64 and the Tribal Health and Resilience in Vulnerable Environments (THRIVE) 73,74 were reported in multiple articles. Around half of the studies ( n = 11) 59,63–70,73–75,80 were conducted in the United States. The remaining studies were conducted in Australia ( n = 4), 72,76,77,79 Canada ( n = 2), 58,61,62 New Zealand ( n = 1), 78 Finland ( n = 1) 60 and Denmark ( n = 1) 71 …”

Community Engagement of African Americans in the Era of COVID-19: Considerations, Challenges, Implications, and Recommendations for Public Health

“…The MSM PRC relies on a deeply rooted, community partnership model that responds to the health priorities of vulnerable African American residents before, during, and after public health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic. For more than 20 years, the MSM PRC has applied dynamic CBPR approaches that focus on prevention, establish partnerships between communities and research entities, and are culturally tailored (6,(55)(56)(57).…”

“…Neighborhood resident members are intentionally recruited from census tracts with a high incidence and prevalence of chronic and infectious diseases. The communities served by the MSM PRC are majority (87%) African American, have an average household income of $23,616, and rank lowest among other local communities in other socioeconomic conditions and community neighborhood health factors (55).…”

“…Committee (55). This 7-member committee, established in 2011, is designed to extend the CBPR engagement of CCB members in the work of the MSM PRC.…”