"Food is directed to the area": African Americans' perceptions of the neighborhood nutrition environment in Pittsburgh
"Food is directed to the area": African Americans' perceptions of the neighborhood nutrition environment in Pittsburgh
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DOI：
10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.11.017
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发表时间：
2011-01-01
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4.8
通讯作者：
Thomas, Stephen B.
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作者：
Kumar, Supriya;Quinn, Sandra C.;Thomas, Stephen B.
研究表明，在美国，社区获得健康食品的种族差异。我们使用了一种混合的方法，采用地理信息系统，焦点小组，调查，以检查非裔美国人的看法，在匹兹堡附近的营养环境。我们发现，非裔美国人认为，超市服务于他们的社区提供的农产品和肉类的质量差于分支机构的同一超市服务于白色社区（p < 0.001）。许多非裔美国人依赖的非官方出租车或jitneys只能从某些商店进入;因此，人们被迫光顾这些商店，即使它们被认为质量较差。社区提出的解决这一问题的想法包括不断监测为黑人社区服务的超市。我们的结论是，商店应该尽一切努力响应客户的看法和需求，并提供一个环境，使健康饮食。(C)2010爱思唯尔有限公司保留所有权利。
Studies have shown racial disparities in neighborhood access to healthy food in the United States. We used a mixed methods approach employing geographic information systems, focus groups, and a survey to examine African Americans' perceptions of the neighborhood nutrition environment in Pittsburgh. We found that African Americans perceive that supermarkets serving their community offer produce and meats of poorer quality than branches of the same supermarket serving White neighborhoods (p < 0.001). Unofficial taxis or jitneys, on which many African Americans are reliant, provide access from only certain stores; people are therefore forced to patronize these stores even though they are perceived to be of poorer quality. Community-generated ideas to tackle the situation include ongoing monitoring of supermarkets serving the Black community. We conclude that stores should make every effort to be responsive to the perceptions and needs of their clients and provide an environment that enables healthy eating. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.