?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F6998%2F&rft.title=Involving+Retail+Grocers+in+the+Obesity+Epidemic&rft.creator=Cieslak%2C+Megan&rft.description=Obesity+is+a+national+health+crisis+that+demands+immediate+action+from+multiple+stakeholders%2C+both+within+and+outside+of+traditional+health+domains.+As+interventions+are+developed+to+address+this+epidemic%2C+this+paper+serves+as+a+resource+of+public+health+importance+as+it+discusses+potential+roles+that+retail+grocers+can+play+to+improve+national+nutrition.+By+synthesizing+literature+from+the+health+and+marketing+fields+as+well+as+publications+from+the+grocery+industry%2C+three+primary+recommendations+are+presented%3A+Contribute+to+nutritional+assessments%2C+influence+dietary+choices+in+the+retail+setting%2C+and+partner+with+local+stakeholders.+Additionally%2C+the+Social+Ecological+Theory+is+applied+as+a+guiding+framework+to+evaluate+and+plan+grocery+store+interventions.+Suggestions+for+future+research+and+next+steps+are+also+provided.+This+report+is+potentially+useful+for+health+professionals+interested+in+community+nutrition+and+for+store+operators+concerned+with+their+store's+image+and+meeting+their+customer's+needs.&rft.date=2006-06-01&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F6998%2F1%2FM.Cieslak_Thesis_4.12.06.pdf&rft.identifier=++Cieslak%2C+Megan++(2006)+Involving+Retail+Grocers+in+the+Obesity+Epidemic.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++