Open AccessRelative and Absolute Availability of Healthier Food and Beverage Alternatives Across Communities in the United States
Author(s) -
Shan N. Zenk,
Lisa M. Powell,
Leah Rimkus,
Zeynep Isgor,
Dianne C. Barker,
Punam OhriVachaspati,
Frank J. Chaloupka
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2014.302113
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , environmental health , ethnic group , population , relative risk , demography , geography , medicine , confidence interval , political science , sociology , law
We examined associations between the relative and absolute availability of healthier food and beverage alternatives at food stores and community racial/ethnic, socioeconomic, and urban-rural characteristics.