Assessment of a healthy corner store program (fit store) in low-income, urban, and ethnically diverse neighborhoods in michigan

Family and Community Health

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 86-99

  Paek, Hye Jin ^a   Oh, Hyun Jung ^b   Jung, Yumi ^c   Thompson, Tracy ^e   Alaimo, Katherine ^d   Risley, John ^f   Mayfield, Kellie ^d  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Departments of Advertising and Public Relations (Ms Oh)   (United States)

^c Telecommunication   (United States)

^d Food Science and Human Nutrition (Dr Alaimo and Ms Mayfield)   (United States)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based participatory research; Healthy corner store program; Minority health; Nutrition; Social marketing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890089112     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: 15505057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FCH.0000000000000014     Document Type: Article

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