Positive effect of a targeted intervention to improve access and availability of fruit and vegetables in an area of deprivation

Increasing fruit and vegetable intake has the potential to prevent chronic disease risk but substantial inequalities in intake exist between advantaged and disadvantaged communities. Access and availability of fruit and vegetables have been shown to be important determinants of intake. The current s...

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Published in:Health & place 2012-09, Vol.18 (5), p.1074-1078
Main Authors: Jennings, Amy, Cassidy, Aedín, Winters, Tim, Barnes, Sarah, Lipp, Alistair, Holland, Richard, Welch, Ailsa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Chronic sickness
Community
Deprivation
Female
Food
Food prices
Fruit - supply & distribution
Fruit and vegetables
Fruits and vegetables
Health Promotion
Health technology assessment
Healthy food
Humans
Inequalities
Local communities
Male
Middle Aged
Poverty Areas
Public health
Response rate
Self Report
Social inequality
Targeted intervention
Vegetables - supply & distribution
Young Adult
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Summary:Increasing fruit and vegetable intake has the potential to prevent chronic disease risk but substantial inequalities in intake exist between advantaged and disadvantaged communities. Access and availability of fruit and vegetables have been shown to be important determinants of intake. The current study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a Mobile Food Store intervention to improve access to fruit and vegetables by making cost-price produce available to targeted communities. Postcode mapping identified communities with low fruit and vegetable intake and high chronic disease risk. The Mobile Food Store travelled to these communities each week. Evaluation of self-reported fruit and vegetable intake was collected by validated questionnaire for 255 users (62% response rate). Store use resulted in a significant increase in intake (1.2 portions per day, 95%CI 0.83–1.48; p
ISSN:1353-8292
1873-2054
DOI:10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.05.001