Joseph R. Sharkey, PhD MPH RD Scott Horel, MAG Neighborhood Neighborhood Deprivation and Deprivation and Locational Locational Disadvantage for Disadvantage for Access to the Food Access to the Food Store Environment Store Environment in Texas in Texas Colonias Colonias
Neighborhood Deprivation and Locational Disadvantage for Access to the Food Store Environment in Texas Colonias. Joseph R. Sharkey, PhD MPH RD Scott Horel, MAG. Areas of Persistent Poverty. Rapidly growing area Much of population increase into new developments - colonias. Colonias. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Joseph R. Sharkey, PhD MPH RD
Scott Horel, MAG
Neighborhood Deprivation Neighborhood Deprivation and Locational and Locational
Disadvantage for Access Disadvantage for Access to the Food Store to the Food Store
Environment in Texas Environment in Texas ColoniasColonias
Areas of Persistent Poverty Rapidly growing area Much of population
Distance from CBG centroid to nearest FS and FSP Spatial center of CBG Network distance
Separate for major types of FS and FSP Quartiles for low disadvantage to very high Combined grocery stores/supermarkets
and convenience into one measure of locational disadvantage to any FS
Locational Disadvantage
25% of older adults lived in neighborhoods 2.3-9.9 miles one-way to the nearest supermarket
14% of older adults lived in neighborhoods ≥1.3 miles one-way to the nearest convenience store
Deprivation and Location
3.4-14.9
1.4-4.8
Conclusion First step in understanding influence of food
environment on food choice and diet quality in Hispanic families who live in persistent poverty areas. Limited or non-existent public transportation Many residents do not have access to vehicle
Limited attention to environmental influence, despite food assistance programs.
Difficult to initiate or maintain healthful eating habits without access to healthful foods.
Essential to combine environmental approaches with traditional health individuals.
Preparation for policy change to strengthen food assistance programs, program delivery activities, or interventions to improve nutritional health should include an understanding of where people live and where they shop for food.
Acknowledgements
USDA RIDGE Program, Southern Rural Development Center at Mississippi State University
Texas Healthy Aging Research Network (TxHAN) at SRPH