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Formative Evaluation for a Healthy Corner Store Initiative in Pitt County, North Carolina: Assessing the Rural Food Environment, Part 1

2013; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Volume: 10; Linguagem: Inglês

10.5888/pcd10.120318

1545-1151

Stephanie Jilcott Pitts, Karamie R. Bringolf, Katherine K. Lawton, Jared T. McGuirt, Elizabeth Wall-Bassett, J. V. Morgan, Melissa N. Laska, Joseph R. Sharkey,

Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling

Obesity prevalence in the rural United States is higher than in urban or suburban areas, perhaps as a result of the food environment. Because rural residents live farther from supermarkets than their urban- and suburban-dwelling counterparts, they may be more reliant on smaller corner stores that offer fewer healthful food items.