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Journal article
Substantial improvements not seen in health behaviors following corner store conversions in two Latino food swamps
BMC public health, v 16(1), pp 389-389
11 May 2016
PMID: 27169514
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Abstract
The effectiveness of food retail interventions is largely undetermined, yet substantial investments have been made to improve access to healthy foods in food deserts and swamps via grocery and corner store interventions. This study evaluated the effects of corner store conversions in East Los Angeles and Boyle Heights, California on perceived accessibility of healthy foods, perceptions of corner stores, store patronage, food purchasing, and eating behaviors.
Household data (n = 1686) were collected at baseline and 12- to 24-months post-intervention among residents surrounding eight stores, three of which implemented a multi-faceted intervention and five of which were comparisons. Bivariate analyses and logistic and linear regressions were employed to assess differences in time, treatment, and the interaction between time and treatment to determine the effectiveness of this intervention.
Improvements were found in perceived healthy food accessibility and perceptions of corner stores. No changes were found, however, in store patronage, purchasing, or consumption of fruits and vegetables.
Results suggest limited effectiveness of food retail interventions on improving health behaviors. Future research should focus on other strategies to reduce community-level obesity.
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- Title
- Substantial improvements not seen in health behaviors following corner store conversions in two Latino food swamps
- Creators
- Alexander N Ortega - Department of Health Management and Policy, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USAStephanie L Albert - University of California, Los AngelesAlec M Chan-Golston - University of California, Los AngelesBrent A Langellier - Drexel UniversityDeborah C Glik - University of California, Los AngelesThomas R Belin - University of California, Los AngelesRosa Elena Garcia - University of California, Los AngelesRon Brookmeyer - University of California, Los AngelesMienah Z Sharif - University of California, Los AngelesMichael L Prelip - University of California, Los Angeles
- Publication Details
- BMC public health, v 16(1), pp 389-389
- Publisher
- Springer BMC
- Grant note
- R25 HL108854 / NHLBI NIH HHS P50 HL105188 / NHLBI NIH HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Health Management and Policy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000375524700005
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84969257703
- Other Identifier
- 991019169001704721
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- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health