Using geographic information systems to characterize food environments around historically black colleges and universities: Implications for nutrition interventions.
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ObjectiveTo understand the distribution of healthy and unhealthy food stores near historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Participants and methods: Using ArcGIS Pro's network analysis tools and ReferenceUSA database, this study characterized the healthy (favorable) and unhealthy (unfavorable) retail food stores within a 5-mile radius, 15-min driving, and 15-min walking distance from each HBCU in North Carolina. Results: Most retail food stores within a 5-mile buffer radius of the 10 HBCUs in North Carolina were unfavorable. Within 15-min driving from each HBCU, 1082 stores (76.0%) were unfavorable food stores, while 332 (24.0%) were favorable. Additionally, there were four favorable and 35 unfavorable retail food stores within the 15-min walking distance of each HBCU. Conclusions: Favorable food retail stores around HBCUs in North Carolina are limited. Researchers, policy makers, and community stakeholders should work together to improve food environments surrounding HBCUs.
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Cited Authors
- Vilme, H; Paul, CJ; Duke, NN; Campbell, SD; Sauls, D; Muiruri, C; Skinner, AC; Bosworth, H; Dokurugu, YM; Fay, JP
Published Date
- April 2022
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 70 / 3
Start / End Page
- 818 - 823
PubMed ID
- 32569511
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC8477389
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1940-3208
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1080/07448481.2020.1767113
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States