Evaluating Healthy Food Retail in Low-Income Urban
Neighbourhoods
L.M. Minaker, C. L. Mah, B.E. CookMay 29, 2014
CPHA 2014
Background• Food environments
are (probably) important for health
• Healthy food retail interventions may hold promise for improving diet
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/nutrition/pol/som-ex-sum-environ-eng.php
Over 500 measures exist!
Intervention
Study design
O X OO O
O OO
Individual-level Assessment
ASA24Food
Insecurity
Food Purchasing
Food environment perceptions
Socio-demographic
Food preferences
& skills
Store-level Assessment
Neighbourhood-level Assessment
Promotoras
Additional Observations
• Qualitative Observations– Focus groups– Interviews with
stakeholders
Conclusions
• Population health intervention research is fairly new
• Interdisciplinary approaches are crucial for understanding the unanticipated outcomes and diverse impacts
• It’s time to move beyond assessment in public health
Acknowledgements
• Dr. Catherine Mah• Dr. Brian Cook
The Propel Centre for Population Health Impact was founded by the Canadian Cancer Society and the
University of Waterloo.
