Healthy Food Options at Dollar Discount Stores Are Equivalent in Quality and Lower in Price Compared to Grocery Stores: An Examination in Las Vegas, NV

Authors

Courtney Coughenour, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Timothy J. Bungum, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
M. Nikki Regalado, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-7-2018

Publication Title

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Publisher

MDPI

Volume

15

Issue

12

First page number:

2773

Abstract

Food deserts indicate limited access to and affordability of healthy foods. One potential mediator is the availability of healthy food in non-traditional outlets such as dollar-discount stores, stores selling produce at the fixed $1 price. The purpose of this study was to compare availability, quality, price differences in ‘healthier’ versus ‘regular’ food choices, price per each food item, and summary score in dollar-discount stores to grocery stores in Las Vegas using the NEMS-S; a protocol consisting of three subscores—availability, quality, price of healthier versus regular food, and a summary score. [...] see article for full abstract

Keywords

Food access; Health disparity; Food desert; Community food environment; Channel blurring; Food affordability; Las Vegas; Health equity

Disciplines

Community-Based Research | Community Health | Environmental Public Health

File Format

PDF

File Size

835 Kb

Language

English

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Repository Citation

Coughenour, C., Bungum, T. J., Regalado, M. N. (2018). Healthy Food Options at Dollar Discount Stores Are Equivalent in Quality and Lower in Price Compared to Grocery Stores: An Examination in Las Vegas, NV. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(12), 2773. MDPI.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15122773