evaluating healthy food retail in low-income urban neighbourhoods
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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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Evaluating Healthy Food Retail in Low-Income Urban Neighbourhoods
L.M. Minaker, C. L. Mah, B.E. CookMay 29, 2014
CPHA 2014
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
Over 500 measures exist!
Intervention
Study design
O X OO O
O OO
Individual-level Assessment
ASA24Food
Insecurity
Food Purchasing
Food environment perceptions
Socio-demographic
Food preferences
& skills
Store-level Assessment
Neighbourhood-level Assessment
Promotoras
Additional Observations
• Qualitative Observations– Focus groups– Interviews with
stakeholders
Conclusions
• Population health intervention research is fairly new
• Interdisciplinary approaches are crucial for understanding the unanticipated outcomes and diverse impacts
• It’s time to move beyond assessment in public health
Acknowledgements
• Dr. Catherine Mah• Dr. Brian Cook
The Propel Centre for Population Health Impact was founded by the Canadian Cancer Society and the
University of Waterloo.