非裔美国女性对密歇根州弗林特市食物和水获取情况的看法。
African American Women's Perceptions on Access to Food and Water in Flint, Michigan.
作者信息
Mayfield Kellie E, Carolan Marsha, Weatherspoon Lorraine, Chung Kimberly R, Hoerr Sharon M
机构信息
Department of Nutrition, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA.
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
出版信息
J Nutr Educ Behav. 2017 Jun;49(6):519-524.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2017.04.002.
OBJECTIVE
To explore the perceptions of food access by African American women in Flint, MI.
METHODS
Using womanist theory, in which African American women's experiential knowledge centered the analysis, 8 focus groups were conducted during fall/spring, 2014-2015. Seventeen mothers aged 21-50 years with children aged <18 years and 13 women aged >60 years comprised the groups.
RESULTS
The high cost of water, poor availability of healthy foods in inner-city stores, and limited transportation were barriers to accessing healthy food. Conversely, receiving food from food giveaways, friends, and family, as well as access to transportation facilitated food access. These women also reported discriminatory experiences and diet-related health concerns. Participants were keenly aware of available free community resources and gender, racial, and income barriers to accessing them.
CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS
Understanding these barriers and facilitators provides information to aid local food policy assistance decisions and inform community-based interventions, especially given the lead contamination of water and the purported importance of a healthy diet to sequester lead.
目的
探讨密歇根州弗林特市非裔美国女性对食物获取的认知。
方法
运用女性主义理论，该理论以非裔美国女性的经验知识为分析核心，于2014年秋季至2015年春季期间开展了8个焦点小组访谈。这些小组由17名年龄在21至50岁之间且子女年龄小于18岁的母亲以及13名年龄大于60岁的女性组成。
结果
高昂的水价、市中心商店健康食品供应不足以及交通不便成为获取健康食品的障碍。相反，从食物捐赠活动、朋友和家人处获得食物以及交通便利则有助于食物获取。这些女性还报告了歧视经历以及与饮食相关的健康问题。参与者敏锐地意识到了现有的免费社区资源以及获取这些资源时存在的性别、种族和收入障碍。
结论与启示
了解这些障碍和促进因素可为当地食物政策援助决策提供信息，并为基于社区的干预措施提供参考，特别是考虑到水受到铅污染以及健康饮食对螯合铅的重要性。
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