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Evaluating Healthy Food Retail in Low-Income Urban Neighbourhoods

Evaluating Healthy Food Retail in Low-Income Urban Neighbourhoods. L.M. Minaker, C. L. Mah, B.E. Cook May 29, 2014 CPHA 2014. Background. Food environments are (probably) important for health Healthy food retail interventions may hold promise for improving diet.

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Evaluating Healthy Food Retail in Low-Income Urban Neighbourhoods

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  1. Evaluating Healthy Food Retail in Low-Income Urban Neighbourhoods L.M. Minaker, C. L. Mah, B.E. Cook May 29, 2014 CPHA 2014

  2. Background • Food environments are (probably) important for health • Healthy food retail interventions may hold promise for improving diet http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/nutrition/pol/som-ex-sum-environ-eng.php

  3. Over 500 measures exist!

  4. Intervention

  5. Study design O O X O O O O O

  6. Individual-level Assessment ASA24 Food Insecurity Food preferences & skills Food environment perceptions Food Purchasing Socio-demographic

  7. Store-level Assessment

  8. Neighbourhood-level Assessment Promotoras

  9. Additional Observations • Qualitative Observations • Focus groups • Interviews with stakeholders

  10. Conclusions • Population health intervention research is fairly new • Interdisciplinary approaches are crucialfor understanding the unanticipated outcomes and diverse impacts • It’s time to move beyond assessment in public health

  11. Acknowledgements • Dr. Catherine Mah • Dr. Brian Cook

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