Zenk, S.N., Schulz, A.J., Israel, B.A., James, S.A., Bao, S. and Wilson, M.L. (2006) Fruit and vegetable access differs by community racial composition and socioeconomic position in Detroit, Michigan. Ethnicity & Disease, 16, 275-280. - References

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Zenk, S.N., Schulz, A.J., Israel, B.A., James, S.A., Bao, S. and Wilson, M.L. (2006) Fruit and vegetable access differs by community racial composition and socioeconomic position in Detroit, Michigan. Ethnicity & Disease, 16, 275-280.

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TITLE: Neighborhood deprivation and availability of culturally specific African-American and Latino fruits and vegetables in five small central Illinois cities

AUTHORS: Diana S. Grigsby-Toussaint, Imelda Kanchule Moise

KEYWORDS: African-American; Latino; Food Access; Neighborhood; Deprivation; Food Environment; Food; Culture; Food Store

JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Preventive Medicine, Vol.3 No.2, April 29, 2013

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Although individual-level dietary behavior among racial/ethnic minority groups in the US is influenced by cultural food preferences and socioeconomic position, few studies of the food store environment have simultaneously examined both factors. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the availability of culturally specific fruits and vegetables for African Americans and Latinos by levels of neighborhood deprivation. The 5 small central Illinois cities selected for the study have exhibited increasing numbers of both racial/ ethnic groups in the last decade. Methods: A validated audit tool was used to survey 118 food stores in 2008. Census 2000 block group data was used to create a neighborhood deprivation index (categorized as low, medium, and high) based on socioeconomic characteristics using principal component analysis. Statistical analyses were performed in SPSS version 17.0 to determine whether the availability of culturally specific fruits and vegetables (n = 31) varied by neighborhood levels of deprivation and store type. Results: Fewer than 50% of neighborhoods carried culturally specific fruits and vegetables, with the lowest availability found in low deprivation neighborhoods (p p