TY - JOUR
AU - Kendall, Michelle
AU - Broyles, Stephanie T.
AU - Freightman, Jamila
AU - Cater, Melissa
AU - Holston, Denise
PY - 2019
TI - Opportunities and Challenges Addressing Access to Healthy Food in Five Rural Louisiana Food Stores
T2 - Preventing Chronic Disease
JO - Prev Chronic Dis
SP - E92
VL - 16
CY - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
N2 - 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.
SN - 1545-1151
UR - https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd16.190118
DO - 10.5888/pcd16.190118
ER -
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