title: Evaluation of the food store environment on and near the campus of 15 postsecondary institutions.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study evaluated the food stores on and near postsecondary campuses varying in institutional size.
  
  
  METHODS
  The design of the study is an environmental audit survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifteen U.S. postsecondary education institutions participated in this study between 2009-2011.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighty-one stores (44% grocery, 17% campus, and 39% convenience/drug) were evaluated.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Nutrition Environment Measures Survey for Stores was modified to evaluate food stores. Analysis. Analysis of variance with post hoc Tukey B and t-tests assessed differences between store types and by institutional size.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Grocery stores had significantly higher scores than campus/convenience stores for healthy foods (19.5 ± 3.8 vs. 2.4 ± 1.7), and for the availability (19.5 ± 3.8 vs. 2.4 ± 1.7) and quality (5.9 ± 0.5 vs. 1.8 ± 2.2) of fruits/vegetables (p < .001). Healthy foods and beverages were significantly more expensive (-0.6 ± 3.4 vs. 0.9 ± 2.0; p < .031) than their less healthful alternatives in grocery stores, but not in convenience stores. There were no differences by institutional size for grocery stores; however, smaller institutions' convenience stores had significantly lower availability and quality of fruits/vegetables and total food store environment scores.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A college campus provides a food environment with an array of shopping venues, most of which are not consistent with dietary recommendations for obesity prevention. The limited quality of healthy food in on-campus and convenience stores and the exacerbated deficiencies for small postsecondary institutions provide evidence to support environmental and policy initiatives to improve the quality of campus food store environments.
authors: Department of Public Health, Food Studies and Nutrition, 426 Ostrom Avenue, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA. thoracek@syr.edu
authors: Tanya M
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authors: Horacek
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mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005523:Food Supply / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D058870:Food, Organic / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D005638:Fruit / Q000592:standards / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006801:Humans; D040541:Marketing / Q000592:standards*; D009753:Nutritive Value; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014495:Universities; D014675:Vegetables / Q000592:standards / Q000600:supply & distribution; D055815:Young Adult