Determinants of variation in food cost and availability in two socioeconomically contrasting neighbourhoods of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Determinants of variation in food cost and availability in two socioeconomically contrasting neighbourhoods of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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DOI：
10.1016/j.healthplace.2006.01.006
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发表时间：
2007-03-01
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影响因子：
4.8
通讯作者：
Moffat, Tina
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作者：
Latham, Jim;Moffat, Tina
本研究探讨了北美城市环境中经济和营养变化之间的联系。我们采用了混合方法的方法，包括映射，半结构化访谈，和食品出口调查调查的变化，成本和可用性的食物之间的两个社会经济不同的社区的城市汉密尔顿，安大略省，加拿大的公共卫生的影响。在低收入社区，超市的食品成本并不高，但在低收入社区占主导地位的各种商店中，食品成本要高得多。此外，杂货店的农产品供应量很低。新鲜农产品供应的减少和收入的降低有可能通过增加获得健康食品的难度而对不太富裕的研究地区的公共卫生产生负面影响。(c)2006爱思唯尔有限公司版权所有。
This study addresses links between economic and nutritional variation in an urban North American setting. We employed a mixed-methods approach including mapping, semi-structured interviews, and food outlet surveys to investigate the public health impact of variation in the cost and availability of food between two socioeconomically distinct neighbourhoods of the City of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Food cost in supermarkets was not found to be higher in the low-income neighbourhood, though it was much higher in the variety stores that predominate in the low-income neighbourhood. Moreover, there was a very low availability of produce in the variety stores. Reduced fresh produce availability and lower incomes have the potential to negatively influence public health in the less-affluent study area by increasing the difficulty of acquiring healthy foods. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.