Availability and Cost of Healthy Foods in a Large American Indian Community in the North-Central United States
Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: To understand the local food environment in a rural American Indian community, we assessed the availability and price of healthy foods offered at all stores (n = 27) within a 90-mile radius of the town center of a large American Indian reservation. Stores were classified by type, and availability and cost of foods were measured using the Nutrition Environment Measures Survey in Stores (January-February 2016). Healthy foods were available at most grocery stores (>97%), although the price of foods varied considerably among stores. Having quantified the availability and cost of food, efforts must focus on understanding other structural and contextual factors that influence diet in this community.
Source: Preventing Chronic Disease
DOI: 10.5888/pcd15.170302
Authors: Amanda M. Fretts, Corrine Huber, Lyle G. Best, Marcia O’Leary, Laurel LeBeau, Barbara V. Howard, David S. Siscovick, Shirley A. Beresford
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2778251256