Process Evaluation of Baltimore Healthy Stores: A Pilot Health Intervention Program With Supermarkets and Corner Stores in Baltimore City

Reduced access to affordable healthy foods is linked to higher rates of chronic diseases in low-income urban settings. The authors conduct a feasibility study of an environmental intervention (Baltimore Healthy Stores) in seven corner stores owned by Korean Americans and two supermarkets in low-inco...

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Published in:Health promotion practice 2010-09, Vol.11 (5), p.723-732
Main Authors: Gittelsohn, Joel, Suratkar, Sonali, Song, Hee-Jung, Sacher, Suzanne, Rajan, Radha, Rasooly, Irit R., Bednarek, Erin, Sharma, Sangita, Anliker, Jean A.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Asian
Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland
Diet
Fidelity
Food Supply
Health Promotion - organization & administration
Healthy food
Humans
Korean American people
Low income people
Nutrition
Obesity
Pilot Projects
Poverty
Process evaluation
Republic of Korea - ethnology
Small Business - organization & administration
Stores
Supermarkets
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Summary:Reduced access to affordable healthy foods is linked to higher rates of chronic diseases in low-income urban settings. The authors conduct a feasibility study of an environmental intervention (Baltimore Healthy Stores) in seven corner stores owned by Korean Americans and two supermarkets in low-income East Baltimore. The goal is to increase the availability of healthy food options and to promote them at the point of purchase. The process evaluation is conducted largely by external evaluators. Participating stores stock promoted foods, and print materials are displayed with moderate to high fidelity. Interactive consumer taste tests are implemented with high reach and dose. Materials developed specifically for Korean American corner store owners are implemented with moderate to high fidelity and dose. Results indicate that small food store–based intervention programs are feasible to implement and are a viable means of increasing healthy food availability and a good location for point-of-purchase promotions in low-income urban settings.
ISSN:1524-8399
1552-6372
DOI:10.1177/1524839908329118