Assessment of the nutrition environment of Walnut Hills, Cincinnati Ohio using the Nutrition Environment Measures Survey in Stores
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ucin15735717041427042021-08-03T07:13:15Z Assessment of the nutrition environment of Walnut Hills, Cincinnati Ohio using the Nutrition Environment Measures Survey in Stores Kenner, Margaret C. Nutrition Nutrition Environment NEMS Food Desert Background: An estimated 24 million Americans live in food deserts and face an increased risk of adverse health outcomes including cardiovascular disease. Understanding the consumer nutrition environment includes assessment of the availability, affordability and quality of healthy food items, and is critical to understand to determine the need for system level nutrition interventions. Objective: To assess the consumer nutrition environment of the Walnut Hills neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio. Methods: The Nutrition Environment Measures Study of Stores (NEMS-S) was used to assess the availability, quality and affordability of key food items at the identified food outlets of the neighborhood. Inter-rater reliability was assessed by calculating the percentage agreement between simultaneous ratings at two food outlets, with a 91% agreement between two raters. The mean NEMS-S scores were calculated across the retail outlets, and frequencies for availability of the 12 food items were calculated. Results: Overall, the mean NEMS-S score of the nine outlets was 7.89 (±3.34), resulting in a low score across the nine food outlets (n=9). Larger stores scored higher 9.0(±2.83) than the convenience and corner stores 7.75(±1.97). There was no availability of ground beef or reduced fat hot dogs, and low availability of fruits (n=1), vegetables (n=1), and whole wheat bread (n=2). Health alternative beverages were readily available, including low-fat/skim milk (n=7), diet soda (n=9), and 100% fruit juice (n=8). However, these healthful food items were priced higher fruit juice (133%), baked chips (147%), low-sugar cereal (107%) and whole wheat bread (111%). Conclusion: The low NEMS-S average score indicates the nutrition environment of Walnut Hills has low availability, affordability and quality of healthy food items. 2019 English text University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1573571704142704 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1573571704142704 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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