The development and use of an assessment tool to capture changes in the food pantry nutrition environment and system of food distribution

McCormack, Lacey; Eicher‐Miller, Heather A.; Remley, Dan; Moore, Lindsay; Stluka, Suzanne

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“…It showed that there was no compensatory change in SSB sales in other stores. The food pantry‐based study focused on improving the availability of healthy foods by supporting and educating food pantry managers 27 . Food environment scores in participating pantries improved significantly compared with those for non‐participating stores, but impacts on consumers were not evaluated.…”

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“…Four of the 21 studies did not report on rural communities experiencing significant disadvantage, 22‐25 and seven of the 21 studies only reported food environment change (ie, not change in consumer behaviour such as dietary intake or purchasing). 23,25‐30 A summary of included studies is provided in , Table 1.2.…”

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“…Although limited, they showed positive changes in target food environments. One was conducted in a farmers market, 38 one in a community pharmacy 36 and one in community‐accessible food pantries 27 . In the farmers market setting, Plate It Up Kentucky Proud was implemented 38 .…”

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“…We only found studies which evaluated efforts to improve food environments in rural areas in high income countries in the past 20 years, and no such studies in low or middle income settings 44 . All studies showed that initiatives were effective, with positive improvements in healthiness of the food environment 22,23,25-29,43 and/or consumer behaviour 24,31-34,37-42 . As we identified only five studies from Australia, 30-34 studies from the US and Canada may provide a basis for informing the prioritisation and adoption of healthy food environment initiatives in Australian rural communities.…”

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Beyond the black stump: rapid reviews of health research issues affecting regional, rural and remote Australia

Osborne¹,

Piper²,

Alston³

et al. 2020

Medical Journal of Australia

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Chapter 1: Retail initiatives to improve the healthiness of food environments in rural, regional and remote communities Objective: To synthesise the evidence for effectiveness of initiatives aimed at improving food retail environments and consumer dietary behaviour in rural, regional and remote populations in Australia and comparable countries, and to discuss the implications for future food environment initiatives for rural, regional and remote areas of Australia. Study design: Rapid review of articles published between January 2000 and May 2020. Data sources: We searched MEDLINE (EBSCOhost), Health and Society Database (Informit) and Rural and Remote Health Database (Informit), and included studies undertaken in rural food environment settings in Australia and other countries. Data synthesis: Twenty‐one articles met the inclusion criteria, including five conducted in Australia. Four of the Australian studies were conducted in very remote populations and in grocery stores, and one was conducted in regional Australia. All of the overseas studies were conducted in rural North America. All of them revealed a positive influence on food environment or consumer behaviour, and all were conducted in disadvantaged, rural communities. Positive outcomes were consistently revealed by studies of initiatives that focused on promotion and awareness of healthy foods and included co‐design to generate community ownership and branding. Conclusion: Initiatives aimed at improving rural food retail environments were effective and, when implemented in different rural settings, may encourage improvements in population diets. The paucity of studies over the past 20 years in Australia shows a need for more research into effective food retail environment initiatives, modelled on examples from overseas, with studies needed across all levels of remoteness in Australia. Several retail initiatives that were undertaken in rural North America could be replicated in rural Australia and could underpin future research. Chapter 2: Which interventions best support the health and wellbeing needs of rural populations experiencing natural disasters? Objective: To explore and evaluate health and social care interventions delivered to rural and remote communities experiencing natural disasters in Australia and other high income countries. Study design: We used systematic rapid review methods. First we identified a test set of citations and generated a frequency table of Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) to index articles. Then we used combinations of MeSH terms and keywords to search the MEDLINE (Ovid) database, and screened the titles and abstracts of the retrieved references. Data sources: We identified 1438 articles via database searches, and a further 62 articles via hand searching of key journals and reference lists. We also found four relevant grey literature resources. After removing duplicates and undertaking two stages of screening, we included 28 studies in a synthesis of qualitative evidence. Data synthesis: Four of us read and assesse...

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confidence: 99%

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Beyond the black stump: rapid reviews of health research issues affecting regional, rural and remote Australia

Osborne¹,

Piper²,

Alston³

et al. 2020

Medical Journal of Australia

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“…31 The Voices for Food project showed a significant increase in CNE changes among 12 pantries provided coaching by Extension staff, in comparison with control pantries provided resources but no coaching. 32 However, no details about the specific CNE changes adopted by pantries in these studies were reported. A recent pilot study of the SuperShelf intervention is 1 exception, describing implementation fidelity of CNE changes in 2 pantries that were provided coaching and support by Extension staff for 2 −4 months.…”

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Technical Assistance is Related to Improvements in the Food Pantry Consumer Nutrition Environment

Nikolaus¹,

Kownacki²,

Darvesh³

et al. 2021

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

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Objective: To assess changes in food pantries' consumer nutrition environment (CNE) after the provision of technical assistance. Design: Pre-post study with 2 phases. Setting: Staff completed observational assessments using the Nutrition Environment Food Pantry Assessment Tool (NEFPAT) at food pantries in an initial pilot phase. Then, staff conducted NEFPATobservations at pantries in Illinois statewide. Participants: In the pilot phase, 6 staff assessed 28 pantries. In the statewide phase, 35 staff assessed 119 pantries. Intervention: After completing an initial NEFPAT at each pantry, technical assistance was provided by staff to support changes in the pantries' CNE before another NEFPATobservation was completed. Main Outcome Measure: Changes in the CNE, as assessed with the NEFPAT, when comparing preassessment and postassessment. Analysis: Score differences were evaluated with paired t tests. Results: In the pilot phase, among 23 pantries with preassessment and postassessment data, 2 objectives on the NEFPAT observation increased significantly. In the statewide phase, among 66 pantries with preassessment and postassessment data, most NEFPAT objectives and the overall NEFPAT score (22.12 § 8.16 vs 28.20 § 7.14, P < 0.001) significantly increased. Conclusions and Implications: Technical assistance provided by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education implementing staff were related to improvements in the CNE of food pantries in Illinois. Future work should evaluate the association of these CNE changes with changes in behavior among pantry patrons.

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Evaluating a Food Pantry–Based Intervention to Improve Food Security, Dietary Intake, and Quality in Midwestern Food Pantries

Eicher‐Miller¹,

Wright²,

Tooze³

et al. 2022

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

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The development and use of an assessment tool to capture changes in the food pantry nutrition environment and system of food distribution

Abstract: The MyChoice Scorecard assesses the food pantry environment, including client-choice, and can be used by community professionals to document and facilitate meaningful change in pantries.

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Beyond the black stump: rapid reviews of health research issues affecting regional, rural and remote Australia

Beyond the black stump: rapid reviews of health research issues affecting regional, rural and remote Australia

Technical Assistance is Related to Improvements in the Food Pantry Consumer Nutrition Environment

Evaluating a Food Pantry–Based Intervention to Improve Food Security, Dietary Intake, and Quality in Midwestern Food Pantries

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