Caswell County Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Access Project
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Hodges, Charla, et al. Caswell County Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Access Project. 2014. https://doi.org/10.17615/65g7-4a39APA
Hodges, C., Williams, T., Horvitz, C., & Chávez, R. (2014). Caswell County Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Access Project. https://doi.org/10.17615/65g7-4a39Chicago
Hodges, Charla, Tiffany Williams, Casey Horvitz, and Rebecca Chávez. 2014. Caswell County Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Access Project. https://doi.org/10.17615/65g7-4a39- Last Modified
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Hodges, Charla
- Affiliation: Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Health Behavior
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Williams, Tiffany
- Affiliation: Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Health Behavior
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Horvitz, Casey
- Affiliation: Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Health Behavior
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Chávez, Rebecca
- Affiliation: Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Health Behavior
- Abstract
- Background: A lack of access to and consumption of diverse, healthy, fresh fruits and vegetables is linked to negative health outcomes. Caswell County, North Carolina is a rural food desert, and its low-income residents are vulnerable to diet-related illnesses, particularly cardiovascular disease and obesity. Methods: The Capstone team completed four deliverables culminating in recommendations for sustainable improvements to access to fresh fruits and vegetables in Caswell County. Each product represented a sequential phase of data collection necessary to make evidence-based recommendations. The first deliverable was an in-depth, qualitative community assessment, informed by key informant interviews, online survey data, and extensive field observation. The second deliverable consisted of a mixed-methods assessment of 22 retail food outlets in the county, based on the pricing, promotion, placement, and product availability of fruits and vegetables. Following this fieldwork, the Capstone team reviewed four categories of existing intervention models to inform a recommendation of the most appropriate fit for Caswell County. The fourth and last deliverable laid the foundation for a pilot implementation of the recommended intervention model. The Capstone team conducted interviews with four storeowners to determine their readiness to implement a healthy corner store pilot program in Caswell County. Results: The community assessment, food outlet survey, and review of intervention models informed the Capstone team's recommendation of a healthy corner store initiative for Caswell County. This recommendation was made based on limited funding and dedicated staffing, and was designed to build on Caswell's existing food system infrastructure. The storeowner interviews laid out first steps in the implementation of a pilot project to be conducted by the Community Transformation Grant Project, the Capstone partner organization in Caswell County. Discussion: The assessment tools and guidance for adapting intervention models developed by the Capstone team laid the foundation for enhancing access to fresh fruits and vegetables in Caswell County via healthy corner stores. The findings from this project have implications for rural food deserts around the county by contributing to the evidence base for best practices in limited resource settings.
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- May 2014
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- Tate, Deborah
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- West, Candace
- Martinie, Annie
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- Master of Public Health
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- 2014
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