Leveraging Citizen Science for Healthier Food Environments: A Pilot Study to Evaluate Corner Stores in Camden, New Jersey

Leveraging Citizen Science for Healthier Food Environments: A Pilot Study to Evaluate Corner Stores in Camden, New Jersey

Over the last 6 years, a coordinated “healthy corner store” network has helped an increasing number of local storeowners stock healthy, affordable foods in Camden, New Jersey, a city with high rates of poverty and unemployment, and where most residents have little or no access to large food retailer...

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Main Authors: Benjamin W. Chrisinger, Ana Ramos, Fred Shaykis, Tanya Martinez, Ann W. Banchoff, Sandra J. Winter, Abby C. King
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
citizen science
community engagement
food access
food deserts
healthy corner stores
empowerment
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00089/full

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