A Natural Experiment Opportunity in Two Low-Income Urban Food Desert Communities: Research Design, Community Engagement Methods, and Baseline Results

Autor/inn/en	Dubowitz, Tamara; Ncube, Collette; Leuschner, Kristin; Tharp-Gilliam, Shannah
Titel	A Natural Experiment Opportunity in Two Low-Income Urban Food Desert Communities: Research Design, Community Engagement Methods, and Baseline Results
Quelle	In: Health Education & Behavior, 42 (2015) 1, S.87 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1981
DOI	10.1177/1090198115570048
Schlagwörter	Low Income; Research Design; Community Involvement; Evidence; Obesity; Disadvantaged Environment; Food Standards; Food Service; Nutrition; Retailing; Longitudinal Studies; Quasiexperimental Design; Intervention; Neighborhoods; Behavior Change; Community Health Services; Health Promotion; Health Programs; Eating Habits; Program Descriptions; Community Surveys; Community Attitudes; Pennsylvania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Niedriglohn; Forschungsdesign; Evidenz; Adipositas; Lebensmittelgesetz; Ernährung; Warenwirtschaft; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Neighbourhoods; Nachbarschaft; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit
Abstract	A growing body of evidence has highlighted an association between a lack of access to nutritious, affordable food (e.g., through full-service grocery stores [FSGs]), poor diet, and increased risk for obesity. In response, there has been growing interest among policy makers in encouraging the siting of supermarkets in "food deserts," that is, low-income geographic areas with low access to healthy food options. However, there is limited research to evaluate the impact of such efforts, and most studies to date have been cross-sectional. The Pittsburgh Hill/Homewood Research on Eating, Shopping, and Health (PHRESH) is a longitudinal quasi-experimental study of a dramatic change (i.e., a new FSG) in the food landscape of a low-income, predominantly Black neighborhood. The study is following a stratified random sample of households (n = 1,372), and all food venues (n = 60) in both intervention and control neighborhoods, and the most frequently reported food shopping venues outside both neighborhoods. This article describes the study design and community-based methodology, which focused simultaneously on the conduct of scientifically rigorous research and the development and maintenance of trust and buy-in from the involved neighborhoods. Early results have begun to define markers for success in creating a natural experiment, including strong community engagement. Baseline data show that the vast majority of residents already shop at a FSG and do not shop at the nearest one. Follow-up data collection will help determine whether and how a new FSG may change behaviors and may point to the need for additional interventions beyond new FSGs alone. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01