Journal article
Healthy Food Retail during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges and Future Directions
International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol.17(20), pp.1-14
10/01/2020
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17207397
PMCID: PMC7601243
PMID: 33050600
Abstract
Disparities in dietary behaviors have been directly linked to the food environment, including access to retail food outlets. The Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to major changes in the distribution, sale, purchase, preparation, and consumption of food in the United States (US). This paper reflects on those changes and provides recommendations for research to understand the impact of the pandemic on the retail food environment (RFE) and consumer behavior. Using the Retail Food Environment and Customer Interaction Model, we describe the impact of COVID-19 in four key areas: (1) community, state, tribal, and federal policy; (2) retail actors, business models, and sources; (3) customer experiences; and (4) dietary intake. We discuss how previously existing vulnerabilities and inequalities based on race, ethnicity, class, and geographic location were worsened by the pandemic. We recommend approaches for building a more just and equitable RFE, including understanding the impacts of changing shopping behaviors and adaptations to federal nutrition assistance as well as how small food business can be made more sustainable. By better understanding the RFE adaptations that have characterized the COVID-19 pandemic, we hope to gain greater insight into how our food system can become more resilient in the future.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Healthy Food Retail during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges and Future Directions
- Creators
- Lucia A. Leone - University at Buffalo, State University of New YorkSheila Fleischhacker - Georgetown UniversityBetsy Anderson-Steeves - University of Tennessee SystemKaitlyn Harper - Johns Hopkins UniversityMegan Winkler - University of MinnesotaElizabeth Racine - University of North Carolina at CharlotteBarbara Baquero - University of WashingtonJoel Gittelsohn - Johns Hopkins University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol.17(20), pp.1-14
- DOI
- 10.3390/ijerph17207397
- PMID
- 33050600
- PMCID
- PMC7601243
- NLM abbreviation
- Int J Environ Res Public Health
- ISSN
- 1661-7827
- eISSN
- 1660-4601
- Publisher
- Mdpi
- Number of pages
- 14
- Grant note
- HER K99HL144824 / National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI); United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) Healthy Eating Research, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research (HER), a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 5U48DP00498-05 / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Prevention Research Centers (PRCs) Program; United States Department of Health & Human Services; Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - USA Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network (NOPREN)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/01/2020
- Academic Unit
- Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984364443202771
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