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

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 723-732

  Gittelsohn, Joel ^a   Suratkar, Sonali ^a   Song, Hee Jung ^a   Sacher, Suzanne ^a   Rajan, Radha ^a   Rasooly, Irit R ^b   Bednarek, Erin ^a   Sharma, Sangita ^c   Anliker, Jean A ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

corner stores; food stores; intervention; Korean American; obesity prevention; process evaluation; supermarkets; urban

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CATERING SERVICE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; POVERTY; SOUTH KOREA; UNITED STATES;

ASIAN AMERICANS; BALTIMORE; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; POVERTY; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SMALL BUSINESS;

EID: 79251476637     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839908329118     Document Type: Article

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