Formative Evaluation for a Healthy Corner Store Initiative in Pitt County, North Carolina: Assessing the Rural Food Environment, Part 1

• Main Authors: Melissa Nelson Laska, PhD, RD (Author), Joseph R. Sharkey, PhD, MPH, RD (Author), Stephanie B. Jilcott Pitts, PhD (Author), Karamie R. Bringolf, MPH (Author), Katherine K. Lawton, MPH (Author), Jared T. McGuirt, MPH (Author), Elizabeth Wall-Bassett, PhD, RD (Author), Jo Morgan, MAEd (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction Obesity prevalence in the rural United States is higher than in urban or suburban areas, perhaps as a result of the food environment. Because rural residents live farther from supermarkets than their urban- and suburban-dwelling counterparts, they may be more reliant on smaller corner s...