Substantial improvements not seen in health behaviors following corner store conversions in two Latino food swamps.

Auteur(s) :
Belin TR., Ortega AN., Albert SL., Sharif MZ., Langellier BA., Garcia RE., Glik DC., Brookmeyer R., Chan-Golston AM., Prelip ML.
Date :
Mai, 2016
Source(s) :
BMC public health. #16:1 p389
Adresse :
Department of Health Management and Policy, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, 3215 Market Street, Nesbitt Hall, Room 335, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. [email protected].

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BACKGROUND
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.

METHODS
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.

RESULTS
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.

CONCLUSIONS
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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