Development and pilot of a tool to measure the healthiness of the in-store food environment.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To rigorously develop a tool which enables rapid yet comprehensive appraisal of the consumer food retail environment and provision of real-time feedback to store managers and owners, based on the '4Ps' principles of marketing.

Design

Multi-stage iterative approach including (1) Systematic literature review; (2) Stakeholder consultation; (3) Assessment of existing tools against identified needs; (4) Tool development; (5) Pilot testing and (6) Transition of tool to mobile application (the Store Scout app).

Setting

Northern Territory, Australia.

Participants

Nine remote Aboriginal community food stores; public health nutritionists, retailers, store board directors, Aboriginal community members, government representatives.

Results

Forty-seven exist

SUBMITTER: Jaenke R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7808860 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature