Is the Opening of a Neighborhood Full-Service Grocery Store Followed by a Change in the Food Behavior of Residents?

Wang, May D.; Rd,; MacLeod, Kara E.; Ba, Cathy Steadman; Williams, Laura; Bowie, Shené L.; Herd, Denise; Luluquisen, Mia; Woo, Mark

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“…In a previous study report, we noted that a majority of Hill District residents shopped at a supermarket outside of the neighborhood prior to introduction of the new market, and continued to do so afterward (Authors, 2015). This is consistent with findings of other studies, which have reported a similar lack of adoption of a new store by residents (Wang et al, 2007; Cummins et al, 2014). We can only speculate as to why this is the case, but it may be that habit has a stronger role in behavior than convenience, at least in the short term.…”

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Does opening a supermarket in a food desert change the food environment?

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Improving access to healthy foods in low-income neighborhoods is a national priority. Our study evaluated the impact of opening a supermarket in a ‘food desert’ on healthy food access, availability and prices in the local food environment. We conducted 30 comprehensive in-store audits collecting information on healthy and unhealthy food availability, food prices and store environment, as well as 746 household surveys in two low-income neighborhoods before and after one of the two neighborhoods received a new supermarket. We found positive and negative changes in food availability, and an even greater influence on food prices in neighborhood stores. The supermarket opening in a ‘food desert’ caused little improvement in net availability of healthy foods, challenging the underpinnings of policies such as the Healthy Food Financing Initiative.

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Does opening a supermarket in a food desert change the food environment?

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“…However, caution is required in generalizing to large urban environments because urban settings in Arkansas tend to be smaller than those in major metropolitan areas and therefore different themes might emerge in truly large cities. Despite the smaller cities, the results from the current study demonstrated some overlap with studies conducted in a less rural state with more large metropolitan areas (e.g., California)(Ayala, et al, 2005; M. C. Wang, et al, 2008; Wiig & Smith, 2009).…”

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“…The few studies that have reported on reasons for food store choice have focused on low-income residents (D’Angelo, 2011; Wiig, 2009; M. C. Wang et al, 2008) and Latinas (Ayala, Mueller, Lopez-Madurga, Campbell, & Elder, 2005); however, reasons for food store choice in a broader sample of individuals have not yet been examined.…”

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Qualitative study of influences on food store choice

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Previous research indicates food store choice influences dietary intake and may contribute to health disparities. However, there is limited knowledge about the reasons which prompt the choice of a primary food store, particularly among populations vulnerable to obesity and chronic diseases (e.g., individuals living in rural locations and African-Americans). Purposive sampling was used to select rural and urban communities (3 African-American and 2 Caucasian focus groups; n=48) in Arkansas from June to November 2010, allowing examination of potential racial or rurality differences. Primary household food shoppers (n=48) (96% female, 63% African-American, mean age=48.1±13.9 years old, mean BMI=30.5±7.8) discussed reasons for choosing their primary store. Qualitative analysis techniques—content analysis and constant comparison—were used to identify themes. Four themes emerged: proximity to home or work, financial considerations and strategies, availability/quality of fruits, vegetables, and meat, and store characteristics (e.g., safety, cleanliness/smell, customer service, nonfood merchandise availability, and brand availability). While there were persistent rurality differences, the relevant factors were similar between African-American and Caucasian participants. These findings have important implications for future policies and programs promoting environmental changes related to dietary intake and obesity, particularly in rural areas that appear to have significant challenges in food store choice.

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“…While regional meetings helped inform partners in the HSP to some degree, there was a noted need for more examples of successful projects and protocols describing the “how to” of environmental and policy change. At the time of the HSP the literature on environmental and policy approaches to prevent overweight and obesity showed few community-based interventions with proven efficacy to prevent or reduce excess weight in any population (Faith et al, 2007; Economos et al, 2007; Cummins et al, 2005; Wang et al, 2008; Kahn et al, 2002). The scientific community is only now testing and validating significant community-wide interventions applicable to these kinds of community-based interventions (Sallis and Glanz, 2009; Brennan et al, 2011).…”

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Evaluation of public health professionals’ capacity to implement environmental changes supportive of healthy weight

Gantner

Olson

2012

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Community-based interventions to promote healthy weights by making environmental and policy changes in communities may be an important strategy in reversing the obesity epidemic. However, challenges faced by local public health professionals in facilitating effective environmental and policy change need to be better understood and addressed. To better understand capacity-building needs, this study evaluated the efforts of the Healthy Start Partnership, a university-community project to promote healthy weights in young families in a rural eight-county area of upstate New York. Qualitative interviews (n = 30) and pre/post surveys (n = 31) were conducted over three years of the intervention. Challenges faced by partners significantly slowed progress of environmental interventions in some communities. First, many partners did not feel their “regular” jobs afforded them sufficient time to do community work. Second, many partners did not feel they had the personal political power to work on broader environmental, policy, or system change issues. Third, facilitating and policy change and reaching out to non-traditional partners, like businesses, required developing a new set of public health skills. Fourth, the long-time frame of environmental and policy work meant that many efforts would exceed the grant period. Building local public health leaders for environmental and policy change necessitates that these challenges are acknowledged and addressed.

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Is the Opening of a Neighborhood Full-Service Grocery Store Followed by a Change in the Food Behavior of Residents?

Cited by 34 publications

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Does opening a supermarket in a food desert change the food environment?

Does opening a supermarket in a food desert change the food environment?

Qualitative study of influences on food store choice

Evaluation of public health professionals’ capacity to implement environmental changes supportive of healthy weight

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