Measures of the food environment: A systematic review of the field, 2007–2015

LA Lytle, RL Sokol - Health & place, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Many studies have examined the relationship between the food environment
and health-related outcomes, but fewer consider the integrity of measures used to assess …

Exploring the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on food choice motives: A systematic review

D Skalkos, ZC Kalyva - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has effected the global economy,
with the main changes expected to affect human life in the future, including food …

Public transit cuts during COVID-19 compound social vulnerability in 22 US cities

A Kar, AL Carrel, HJ Miller, HTK Le - Transportation Research Part D …, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted public transit services through plummeting
ridership during the lockdown and subsequent budget cuts. This study investigates the …

The social dynamics of healthy food shopping and store choice in an urban environment

CC Cannuscio, A Hillier, A Karpyn, K Glanz - Social science & medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
To respond to the high prevalence of obesity and its associated health consequences,
recent food research and policy have focused on neighborhood food environments …

Understanding the local food environment: A participatory photovoice project in a low-income area in Madrid, Spain

J Díez, P Conde, M Sandin, M Urtasun, R López… - Health & place, 2017 - Elsevier
There is a need to partner between researchers, practitioners and residents to increase our
understanding of environmental influences on dietary behaviors. We used the participatory …

Destinations that older adults experience within their GPS activity spaces: relation to objectively measured physical activity

JA Hirsch, M Winters, MC Ashe… - Environment and …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Identifying the relevant geography is an ongoing obstacle to effectively evaluating the
influence of neighborhood built environment on physical activity. We characterized density …

[PDF][PDF] Concerning limitations of food-environment research: a narrative review and commentary framed around obesity and diet-related diseases in youth

SC Lucan - J Acad Nutr Diet, 2015 - academia.edu
BEFORE DESCRIBING COMMON AND CONCERNING limitations of food-environment
research (and rec-ommendations to address them), it may be useful to discuss the rationale …

The rise of food banks and the challenge of matching food assistance with potential need: towards a spatially specific, rapid assessment approach

CM Bacon, GA Baker - Agriculture and Human Values, 2017 - Springer
Abstract In the United States, food banks served an estimated 46 million people in 2015. A
combination of government policy reforms and political economic trends contributed to the …

Exploring relationships of grocery shopping patterns and healthy food accessibility in residential neighborhoods and activity space

J Li, C Kim - Applied Geography, 2020 - Elsevier
Spatial access to healthy foods has drawn much attention due to its potential to facilitate
healthy eating habits, and subsequently reduce the risk of chronic diseases. However, the …

The association between food security and store-specific and overall food shopping behaviors

X Ma, AD Liese, J Hibbert, BA Bell, S Wilcox… - Journal of the Academy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Food security is a severe problem in the United States. Few studies have
examined its relationship with food shopping behaviors. Objective This study aimed to …