FOOD ENVIRONMENT

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MEASURES REGISTRY USER GUIDE

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1. Introduction

Overview of the Food Environment Measures Registry User Guide

Organization of This User Guide

2. Measuring Food Environments

Why Study the Food Environment?

Defining Food Environments

3. Key Concepts in Food Environment Assessment

Physical Food Environment

Social Environment

Person-centered Environment

4. Evaluating Existing Measures

The Importance of Psychometric Properties

5. Measures with Evidence of Reliability and Validity

Physical Food Environment

Social Food Environment

Person-Centered Environment

6. Selecting Measures

Project Purpose

Population and Venues of Interest

Data Collection and Analysis Resources

Health Behavior or Outcome of Interest

Suggested Process for Using the Measures Registry

7. Collecting and Reporting Data

Data Collection Mode and Sampling

Data Collectors

Data Collection Time Period

Data Analysis and Reporting

8. Case Studies

Case Study 1: Evaluating a School-Based Intervention on its Ability to Positively Influence the School Food Environment

Case Study 2: Evaluating a Family-Based Intervention on its Ability to Reduce BMI-Z Scores in Children with Obesity

Case Study 3: Improving Healthy Eating Behaviors in Independent Neighborhood Restaurants

Case Study 4 Implementing a Farmers’ Market-based Obesity Treatment Program to Change Purchase and Eating Behaviors for Women and Children Enrolled in WIC/SNAP Programs

9. Future Considerations in Food Environment Assessment

Considering the Level of Variability obtained in Food Environmental Measures

Moving Beyond Observation Data and Increasing the Evaluation of Longitudinal Relationships and Change Over Time

Increasing the Attention Paid to the Expected Associations Between Environmental Measures and Outcomes

10. Conclusion

Conclusion

References

References

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Conclusion

The NCCOR Measures Registry is an extensive resource for researchers and practitioners. The goal of this User Guide to the Food Environment Measures section is to make the Registry a more user-friendly and valuable resource. The number and diversity of food environment measures can make it difficult to select appropriate measures and may discourage their use altogether. We hope this User Guide encourages greater use of these measures in research and practice.

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