title: Assessment of a healthy corner store program (FIT Store) in low-income, urban, and ethnically diverse neighborhoods in Michigan.
abstract: This study evaluated a community-based and social marketing healthy corner store program (FIT store) to improve the affordability and availability of healthy foods in low-income, urban, and ethnically diverse neighborhoods in Michigan. The Nutrition Environment Measures Survey in Stores data were analyzed for the FIT (N = 4) stores. Two cross-sectional surveys were conducted among the FIT store customers before (N = 401) and after (N = 318) the intervention. Three FIT stores improved their total Nutrition Environment Measures Survey in Stores availability score from before to after the intervention. A significantly higher level of FIT awareness and monthly bean and nut consumption was reported in the postintervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Advertising & Public Relations, Hanyang University, Ansan-si, South Korea (Dr Paek); Departments of Advertising and Public Relations (Ms Oh), Telecommunication, Information Studies & Media (Ms Jung), and Food Science and Human Nutrition (Dr Alaimo and Ms Mayfield), Michigan State University, East Lansing; College of Human Medicine, Institute of Public Policy, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids (Ms Thompson); and Office of the VP for Research, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo (Dr Risley).
authors.forename: Hye-Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Paek
authors.forename: Hyun Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Yumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Tracy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Alaimo
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Risley
authors.forename: Kellie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mayfield
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003132:Commerce / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005523:Food Supply / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008824:Michigan; D008875:Middle Aged; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D011203:Poverty; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012931:Social Environment; D040241:Social Marketing; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult