A Qualitative Study of Living in a Healthy Food Priority Area in One Seattle, WA, Neighborhood

Policy makers in several major cities have used quantitative data about local food environments to identify neighborhoods with inadequate access to healthy food. We conducted qualitative interviews with residents of a healthy food priority area to assess whether residents’ perceptions of food access...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Jenny L. Wool, Lina P. Walkinshaw, Clarence Spigner, Erin K. Thayer, Jessica C. Jones-Smith
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	food environment food access qualitative research Medicine R
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/449b95288f1b4dca8fea44623c847a3a
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:449b95288f1b4dca8fea44623c847a3a
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:449b95288f1b4dca8fea44623c847a3a2021-11-25T17:52:29ZA Qualitative Study of Living in a Healthy Food Priority Area in One Seattle, WA, Neighborhood10.3390/ijerph1822122511660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/449b95288f1b4dca8fea44623c847a3a2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/22/12251https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Policy makers in several major cities have used quantitative data about local food environments to identify neighborhoods with inadequate access to healthy food. We conducted qualitative interviews with residents of a healthy food priority area to assess whether residents’ perceptions of food access were consistent with previous quantitative findings, and to better understand lived experience of food access. We found that proximity to stores, transportation mode, and cost shaped decisions about food shopping. The local food bank played an important role in improving food access. Participants had varied suggestions for ways to improve the neighborhood, both related and unrelated to the food environment.Jenny L. WoolLina P. WalkinshawClarence SpignerErin K. ThayerJessica C. Jones-SmithMDPI AGarticlefood environmentfood accessqualitative researchMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 12251, p 12251 (2021)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	food environment food access qualitative research Medicine R
spellingShingle	food environment food access qualitative research Medicine R Jenny L. Wool Lina P. Walkinshaw Clarence Spigner Erin K. Thayer Jessica C. Jones-Smith A Qualitative Study of Living in a Healthy Food Priority Area in One Seattle, WA, Neighborhood
description	Policy makers in several major cities have used quantitative data about local food environments to identify neighborhoods with inadequate access to healthy food. We conducted qualitative interviews with residents of a healthy food priority area to assess whether residents’ perceptions of food access were consistent with previous quantitative findings, and to better understand lived experience of food access. We found that proximity to stores, transportation mode, and cost shaped decisions about food shopping. The local food bank played an important role in improving food access. Participants had varied suggestions for ways to improve the neighborhood, both related and unrelated to the food environment.
format	article
author	Jenny L. Wool Lina P. Walkinshaw Clarence Spigner Erin K. Thayer Jessica C. Jones-Smith
author_facet	Jenny L. Wool Lina P. Walkinshaw Clarence Spigner Erin K. Thayer Jessica C. Jones-Smith
author_sort	Jenny L. Wool
title	A Qualitative Study of Living in a Healthy Food Priority Area in One Seattle, WA, Neighborhood
title_short	A Qualitative Study of Living in a Healthy Food Priority Area in One Seattle, WA, Neighborhood
title_full	A Qualitative Study of Living in a Healthy Food Priority Area in One Seattle, WA, Neighborhood
title_fullStr	A Qualitative Study of Living in a Healthy Food Priority Area in One Seattle, WA, Neighborhood
title_full_unstemmed	A Qualitative Study of Living in a Healthy Food Priority Area in One Seattle, WA, Neighborhood
title_sort	qualitative study of living in a healthy food priority area in one seattle, wa, neighborhood
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/449b95288f1b4dca8fea44623c847a3a
work_keys_str_mv	AT jennylwool aqualitativestudyoflivinginahealthyfoodpriorityareainoneseattlewaneighborhood AT linapwalkinshaw aqualitativestudyoflivinginahealthyfoodpriorityareainoneseattlewaneighborhood AT clarencespigner aqualitativestudyoflivinginahealthyfoodpriorityareainoneseattlewaneighborhood AT erinkthayer aqualitativestudyoflivinginahealthyfoodpriorityareainoneseattlewaneighborhood AT jessicacjonessmith aqualitativestudyoflivinginahealthyfoodpriorityareainoneseattlewaneighborhood AT jennylwool qualitativestudyoflivinginahealthyfoodpriorityareainoneseattlewaneighborhood AT linapwalkinshaw qualitativestudyoflivinginahealthyfoodpriorityareainoneseattlewaneighborhood AT clarencespigner qualitativestudyoflivinginahealthyfoodpriorityareainoneseattlewaneighborhood AT erinkthayer qualitativestudyoflivinginahealthyfoodpriorityareainoneseattlewaneighborhood AT jessicacjonessmith qualitativestudyoflivinginahealthyfoodpriorityareainoneseattlewaneighborhood
_version_	1718411916636848128

A Qualitative Study of Living in a Healthy Food Priority Area in One Seattle, WA, Neighborhood

Ejemplares similares