Yao Mengni, Hillier Amy, Wall Elizabeth, DiSantis Katherine I
School of Social Work, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States.
School of Social Policy & Practice, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Front Public Health. 2019 Apr 8;7:78. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2019.00078. eCollection 2019.
Research evaluating the impact of new food stores in "food deserts" have reported limited impact on eating and health outcomes of residents who live nearby. Few studies have reported on shoppers' food store choices and experiences in these new stores. This study focused on residents' experience with a new non-profit food market in Chester, PA and analyzes spatial patterns regarding who did and did not choose to shop at the new store. Phone surveys ( = 135) and in-person interviews ( = 13) were conducted with the primary food shopper for households living in Chester 1-2 years, respectively, after the opening of a store. Participants who shopped at the new market reported positive experiences in regard to convenience, customer service, food quality, and prices and believed that the new market had a positive impact on the community. But most participants had not shopped at the new market, citing many of the same factors in their decision to shop at supermarkets outside the city. Our findings underscore the need to combine new food retail strategies with community engagement and other interventions, such as in-store promotions and health education programs, to maximize the number of people who shop at new food outlets designed to improve access to healthful foods.
评估“食物荒漠”中新型食品店影响的研究报告称，其对附近居民的饮食和健康状况影响有限。很少有研究报道购物者在这些新型食品店的选择和体验。本研究聚焦于宾夕法尼亚州切斯特市一家新型非营利性食品市场中居民的体验，并分析了选择和未选择在这家新店购物的人群的空间模式。在一家商店开业后的1至2年里，分别对居住在切斯特市的家庭的主要食品购物者进行了电话调查（n = 135）和面对面访谈（n = 13）。在新市场购物的参与者对便利性、客户服务、食品质量和价格方面给出了积极评价，并认为新市场对社区有积极影响。但大多数参与者没有在新市场购物，他们在决定去城外超市购物时提到了许多相同的因素。我们的研究结果强调，需要将新型食品零售策略与社区参与及其他干预措施（如店内促销和健康教育项目）相结合，以最大限度地增加在旨在改善健康食品获取渠道的新型食品店购物的人数。
