Healthy Youth Development Prevention Research Center

 描述(由申请人提供)：这项工作的目的是评估当地政策变化(即明尼阿波利斯主食条例)的影响，该条例为一系列健康食品设立最低库存标准，作为食品店牌照的要求。疾控中心、医学研究所和其他当局最近呼吁采取行动，将改善获得健康食品的机会确定为地方政府推进肥胖预防工作的主要战略，但这一领域的政策举措一直受到限制。在这项研究中，明尼阿波利斯主食条例的影响将由一个由合作伙伴组成的多学科团队进行评估，其中包括学术研究人员、当地政府官员和社区领袖。我们当地的NOPREN团队将评估以下方面的变化：(A)城市小型食品店的食品环境，包括供应、促销、广告、质量、价格和 (B)消费者在小型食品店购买的营养质量，包括通过顾客拦截调查和对购买的直接观察来评估能量密度和卡路里。这些变化将在明尼苏达州的两个城市：明尼阿波利斯和圣保罗(我们的控制社区)进行政策实施前以及政策实施后12个月和24个月的评估。这个项目的拟议工作范围很重要，因为它利用了一个独特的机会来评估一项创新的地方政策，该政策涉及一个建议的肥胖预防行动领域，与主要肥胖预防当局的主要建议保持一致。据我们所知，明尼阿波利斯主食条例是美国唯一的此类政策，因此，如果成功，它可以作为其他地方政府的重要示范政策。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The aim of this work is to evaluate the impact of a local policy change (i.e., the Minneapolis Staple Food Ordinance) that establishes minimum stocking criteria for a wide array of healthy foods as a requirement of food store licensing. Recent calls to action from the CDC, the Institute of Medicine and other authorities have identified improving access to healthy foods as a primary strategy for local governments to use in advancing obesity prevention efforts, but policy initiatives in this area have been limited. In this study, the impact of the Minneapolis Staple Food Ordinance will be evaluated by a multidisciplinary team of partners, including academic researchers, local government officials and community leaders. Our local NOPREN team will assess changes in: (a) food environments among small, urban food stores, including availability, promotion, advertising, quality, price, and placement of both healthy and unhealthy foods and beverages, and (b) nutritional quality of consumer purchases at small food stores, including assessment of energy density and calories via customer intercept surveys and direct observation of purchases. These changes will be assessed pre-policy implementation, as well as 12- and 24-months post-policy implementation, in two Minnesota cities: Minneapolis and St. Paul, (our control community). The proposed scope of work for this project is important because its takes advantage of a unique opportunity to evaluate an innovative local policy addressing a recommended action area for obesity prevention that aligns with key recommendations by leading obesity prevention authorities. To our knowledge, the Minneapolis Staple Food Ordinance is the only policy of its kind in the US, and as such it could serve as an important model policy for other local governments if it is successful.