?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%2F8044%2F&rft.title=Community+Nutrition+Environments%3A+People's+perceptions+of+the+grocery+store+environment+in+the+eastern+neighborhoods+of+Pittsburgh&rft.creator=Kumar%2C+Supriya&rft.description=Multiple+studies+have+shown+that+African+Americans+have+less+access+than+do+Whites+tohealthy+food+in+many+cities+in+the+US.+Less+is+known%2C+however%2C+about+how+African+Americansperceive+their+neighborhood+nutrition+environment%2C+and+how+this+affects+their+diet.+Westudied+people's+perceptions+of+their+access+to+healthy+food+in+majority-African+Americanneighborhoods+in+and+around+the+city+of+Pittsburgh+using+a+mixed+methods+approach.+Supermarket+addresses+were+geocoded+using+ArcGIS+and+the+location+of+supermarkets+with+respectto+majority-African+American+census+tracts+was+determined.+A+convenience+sample+of+236people+completed+a+self-administered+survey%2C+and+two+focus+groups+(n%3D14)+were+conducted.Results+demonstrate+that+whereas+some+Black+neighborhoods+are+proximal+to+supermarkets%2Cothers+are+two+miles+or+more+away.+People's+perceptions+of+the+quality+of+food+and+serviceavailable+to+them+are+strongly+determined+by+the+identity+of+the+store+at+which+they+shop.Satisfaction+with+the+quality+of+food+available+in+the+primary+grocery+store+is+positively+correlated+with+self-efficacy+(confidence+in+their+ability)+to+find+healthy+food%3B+it+is+correlated+with+self-efficacy+to+afford+healthy+food+in+high-income%2C+but+not+in+low-income+respondents.+Focus+group+data+suggest+that+while+African+Americans+perceive+that+the+quality+of+food+and+service+in+supermarkets+serving+the+Black+community+are+worse+than+at+branches+of+the+same+chain+that+serve+white+neighborhoods%2C+they+continue+to+frequent+these+%22Black+Identified%22+supermarkets+because+of+loyalty+to+Black+ownership+of+some+stores%2C+a+perceived+fear+that+failure+to+support+stores+in+their+neighborhoods+may+result+in+closure%2C+as+well+as+because+of+the+easy+access+to+%22Jitneys%22+(unofficial+taxis)%2C+which+make+regular+trips+to+these+supermarkets.+Weconclude+that+access+to+grocery+stores+that+afford+a+high+level+of+satisfaction+with+the+quality+and+selection+of+produce+is+a+predictor+of+self-efficacy+to+engage+in+a+healthy+diet.+Every+e%EF%AC%80ort+must+be+made+to+ensure+that+stores+that+cater+to+African+Americans+address+the+perceptions+and+needs+of+their+clients+and+provide+an+environment+that+enables+healthy+eating%3A+this+will+help+prevent+chronic+disease%2C+an+objective+of+huge+public+health+significance.&rft.date=2009-09-28&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%2F8044%2F1%2FKumarSupriya2009.pdf&rft.identifier=++Kumar%2C+Supriya++(2009)+Community+Nutrition+Environments%3A+People's+perceptions+of+the+grocery+store+environment+in+the+eastern+neighborhoods+of+Pittsburgh.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++