Lessons learned from small store programs to increase healthy food access

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 307-315

  Gittelsohn, Joel ^a   Laska, Melissa N ^b   Karpyn, Allison ^c   Klingler, Kristen ^d   Ayala, Guadalupe X ^e  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Food Trust   (United States)

^d Minneapolis Health Department   (United States)

^e SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food; Intervention; Lessons learned; Small stores

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; CAPACITY BUILDING; CATERING SERVICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FOOD; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MARYLAND; MINNESOTA; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORTH CAROLINA; PENNSYLVANIA; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; BALTIMORE; CAPACITY BUILDING; COMMERCE; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FOOD; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MINNESOTA; NORTH CAROLINA; NUTRITION POLICY; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PHILADELPHIA; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84888878315     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: 19457359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.38.2.16     Document Type: Article

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