title: Working with grocers to reduce dietary sodium: lessons learned from the Broome County Sodium Reduction in Communities pilot project.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to describe implementation of and lessons learned from the Broome County Sodium Reduction in Communities grocery store initiative. This pilot project was conducted in collaboration with a regional supermarket chain and endeavored to develop population-based strategies for reducing sodium intake. Key interventions included marketing strategies, taste test demonstrations, and a public media campaign. Project staff worked closely with corporate registered dietitian nutritionists, a nutrition specialist, and an advertising agency in its development and implementation. A social marketing approach was used to educate consumers about the hidden sources of dietary sodium, to raise awareness of the adverse health effects of excess sodium intake, to encourage consumers to read food labels, and to urge them to purchase food items lower in sodium. The lessons learned from this experience may be of assistance to other communities that seek to implement similar sodium-reduction strategies in the grocery store environment.
authors: Decker School of Nursing, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York (Ms Johnston); Broome County Health Department, Binghamton, New York (Mss McFadden and Lamphere); Weis Markets Inc, Sunbury, Pennsylvania (Mss Buch and Stark); and Cornell Cooperative Extension-Broome County, Binghamton, New York (Ms Salton).
authors: Yvonne A
authors: YA
authors: Johnston
authors: Mary
authors: M
authors: McFadden
authors: Marissa
authors: M
authors: Lamphere
authors: Karen
authors: K
authors: Buch
authors: Beth
authors: B
authors: Stark
authors: Judith Lynn
authors: JL
authors: Salton
mesh_terms: D001364:Awareness; D005523:Food Supply; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009518:New York; D010865:Pilot Projects; D040241:Social Marketing; D012982:Sodium, Dietary
chemical_list: D012982:Sodium, Dietary