A Community Nutrition Assessment in Delridge and White Center.

A Community Nutrition Assessment in Delridge and

White Center

Demographics

http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/data/hokc.aspx

Life Expectancy

http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/data/hokc.aspx

King Co. South Delridge White Center

Maternal and Child Health

http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/data/hokc.aspx

King Co. South Delridge White Center

Deaths from Chronic Disease

http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/data/hokc.aspx

King Co. South Delridge White Center

Diabetes

Access to care

Leisure Physical Activity

Adult Obesity

Adult Overweight

Household Food Security Risk Factor Index: income < 185% poverty; children; African-American or Hispanic; single mother; rents

http://king.wsu.edu/foodandfarms/documents/AFPCFoodAccessIssuePaperNo.4_000.pdf

http://king.wsu.edu/foodandfarms/documents/FoodforThoughtReportKCFFI_000.pdf

Purpose of Assessment:

• The purpose of this document is to give the KCFFI* leadership and community partners a neighborhood level description and analysis of existing conditions in the food and fitness environments of the Delridge and White Center neighborhoods to help answer questions that may arise as initiative participants develop the KCFFI community action plan in 2009.

*King County Food and Fitness Initiative

Assessment Components

• Surveys

• Interviews

• Resources

• Geographic relationships

Surveys

• 50 surveys completed: – 21 at Jubilee Days– 24 at the West Seattle Food Bank– 5 at the White Center Food Bank

• Purpose: to gather basic information about residents’ personal interaction with and opinions about their local food system and built environment

Where do you usually get your food?

How do you travel to do your food shopping?

Do you shop at the grocery store that is closest to you?

Key Informant Interview Results

• A common transportation theme in Delridge was the lack of grocery stores within walking or bicycling distance. Several neighborhood residents at Delridge Days lamented this absence, with one stating, “Delridge needs a walkable/bikeable grocery store! Someone please help!” Another individual suggested the creation of a “Delridge Commons,” with a grocery store, at the Boren School.

Key Informant Interview Results

• key barriers to healthy eating = time, cost and motivation • What should be done?

– create positive community norms promoting healthy eating and physical activity

– raise awareness & educate – increase access to affordable healthy foods and physical activity

resources • Specific program ideas: nutrition and cooking classes,

community kitchens, community gardens, school-based nutrition education and increase healthy eating options for youth, events for diverse populations (e.g., walking groups, sports leagues, intramural sports, non-sports team activities), and addressing safety concerns (e.g., more and/or improved sidewalks, cleaning up

http://king.wsu.edu/foodandfarms/documents/ResidentKeyInformantInterviewsKCFFI_000.pdf

BENCHMARKING ACCESS TO FOOD SOURCES AND PYSICAL ACTIVITY FACILITIES

• August 2009, URBAN FORM LAB; University of Washington Department of Urban Design and Planning

http://king.wsu.edu/foodandfarms/documents/BenchmarkingAccesstoFoodSourcesandPhysicalActivityFacilities_000.pdf

• Food & Nutrition Resources– Stores– Restaurants– P-Patch Gardens– CSAs– Farmers Markets– Food Banks– Community Nutrition Programs

Quality of Food Retail Outlets in Delridge

• Access to Healthy and Less Healthy Food Options In a Low-Income, Racially Diverse Seattle Neighborhood. Sara Coulter, 2009

• 23 convenience stores, 1 grocery store

Type of Food

Variables Measured

Availability Price Quality

Absolute Comparative

Milk: skim/low-fat versus whole X X

Fruit (fresh): 10 types X X X

Vegetables (fresh): 10 types X X X

Ground beef: lean versus regular X X

Hot dogs: low-fat versus regular X X

Frozen dinners: reduced calorie versus regular X X

Beverages:Soda: diet/low-calorie versus regularFruit juice: 100% juice versus regular juice drinks

XX

XX

Baked goods: lower fat versus regular X X

Bread: 100% whole grain versus refined X X

Snack chips: baked/low-fat versus regular X X

Cereal: low-sugar versus regular X X

NEMs S

Availability of Healthy Foods in Delridge Food Outlets

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Availability Score

•Availability score of 0 = no healthy NEMs foods available

•Score of 30 = all NEMs healthy foods available

Walkability to Food Sources

Food Sources Near Schools

Walkability to Physical Activity Opportunities

P-Patch Gardens

Community Supported Agriculture Programs

Food Banks

Farmers Markets

Community Nutrition Programs

• Community Harvest of Southwest Seattle

• Lettuce Link

• Master Gardner/composter program

• SCCC: Sustainable Agricultural Education Program

• Seattle Tilth

• Seattle Youth Garden Works