Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
University of Minnesota Extension Regional Office Mankato, Mankato, MN.
J Nutr Educ Behav. 2023 Oct;55(10):710-720. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2023.07.009. Epub 2023 Aug 26.
This study aimed to describe the experiences influencing food pantry stakeholders' and emergency food providers' ability to meet their shoppers' needs.
We conducted 5 focus groups.
Food pantries in Minnesota in late 2019 and early 2020.
The sample included 37 participants with various roles in the emergency food system.
Barriers and challenges facing emergency food providers/stakeholders and practices and resources providers employ.
We identified major themes using a thematic analysis approach.
Participants reported multiple barriers to accessing food pantries, that shopper demographics were changing, and shoppers needed nonfood support, such as personal hygiene items and mental health services. Food pantries required appropriate and sustainable food supplies, additional financial, labor, technical support, and physical infrastructure improvements. Participants described the benefits of their relationship with the University of Minnesota Cooperative Extension, explained how pantries offered healthier foods, highlighted innovative service delivery models, and stressed that their organization connected to many facets of their community.
Food pantries serving rural areas reported meeting community needs by distributing food to their shoppers in an inclusive and health-promoting way but require additional support. These data support nutrition practitioners working to understand the local, place-based context and needs of emergency food providers while building wider and deeper connections between nutrition professionals and the emergency food system.
本研究旨在描述影响食品储藏室利益相关者和紧急食品提供者满足购物者需求能力的经验。
我们进行了 5 个焦点小组。
2019 年末和 2020 年初明尼苏达州的食品储藏室。
样本包括在紧急食品系统中具有各种角色的 37 名参与者。
紧急食品提供者/利益相关者面临的障碍和挑战，以及提供者采用的实践和资源。
我们使用主题分析方法确定了主要主题。
参与者报告说，进入食品储藏室存在多种障碍，购物者的人口统计数据正在发生变化，购物者需要非食品支持，如个人卫生用品和心理健康服务。食品储藏室需要适当和可持续的食品供应，以及额外的财务、劳动力、技术支持和物理基础设施改善。参与者描述了与明尼苏达大学合作推广的关系的好处，解释了食品储藏室如何提供更健康的食品，强调了创新的服务提供模式，并强调他们的组织与社区的许多方面都有联系。
服务于农村地区的食品储藏室通过以包容和促进健康的方式向购物者分发食品来满足社区的需求，但需要额外的支持。这些数据支持营养从业者努力了解紧急食品提供者的当地、基于地点的背景和需求，同时在营养专业人员和紧急食品系统之间建立更广泛和更深层次的联系。
