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Stephanie Jilcott B Pitts - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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farmers market use is associated with fruit and vegetable consumption in diverse southern Rural Communities
Nutrition Journal, 2014Co-Authors: Stephanie Jilcott B Pitts, Mandee F. Lancaster, Jared T. Mcguirt, Mariel Leah Mayo, Rachel Ward, Ann P Rafferty, Kelly R. Evenson, Alison Gustafson, Qiang Wu, Thomas C. KeyserlingAbstract:Background While farmers’ markets are a potential strategy to increase access to fruits and vegetables in Rural areas, more information is needed regarding use of farmers’ markets among Rural residents. Thus, this study’s purpose was to examine (1) socio-demographic characteristics of participants; (2) barriers and facilitators to farmers’ market shopping in southern Rural Communities; and (3) associations between farmers’ market use with fruit and vegetable consumption and body mass index (BMI).
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developing an agenda for research about policies to improve access to healthy foods in Rural Communities a concept mapping study
BMC Public Health, 2014Co-Authors: Donna B Johnson, Emilee Quinn, Marilyn Sitaker, Alice S Ammerman, Carmen Byker, Wesley R Dean, Sheila Fleischhacker, Jane Kolodinsky, Courtney A Pinard, Stephanie Jilcott B PittsAbstract:Policies that improve access to healthy, affordable foods may improve population health and reduce health disparities. In the United States most food access policy research focuses on urban Communities even though residents of Rural Communities face disproportionately higher risk for nutrition-related chronic diseases compared to residents of urban Communities. The purpose of this study was to (1) identify the factors associated with access to healthy, affordable food in Rural Communities in the United States; and (2) prioritize a meaningful and feasible Rural food policy research agenda. This study was conducted by the Rural Food Access Workgroup (RFAWG), a workgroup facilitated by the Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network. A national sample of academic and non-academic researchers, public health and cooperative extension practitioners, and other experts who focus on Rural food access and economic development was invited to complete a concept mapping process that included brainstorming the factors that are associated with Rural food access, sorting and organizing the factors into similar domains, and rating the importance of policies and research to address these factors. As a last step, RFAWG members convened to interpret the data and establish research recommendations. Seventy-five participants in the brainstorming exercise represented the following sectors: non-extension research (n = 27), non-extension program administration (n = 18), “other” (n = 14), policy advocacy (n = 10), and cooperative extension service (n = 6). The brainstorming exercise generated 90 distinct statements about factors associated with Rural food access in the United States; these were sorted into 5 clusters. Go Zones were established for the factors that were rated highly as both a priority policy target and a priority for research. The highest ranked policy and research priorities include strategies designed to build economic viability in Rural Communities, improve access to federal food and nutrition assistance programs, improve food retail systems, and increase the personal food production capacity of Rural residents. Respondents also prioritized the development of valid and reliable research methodologies to measure variables associated with Rural food access. This collaborative, trans-disciplinary, participatory process, created a map to guide and prioritize research about polices to improve healthy, affordable food access in Rural Communities.
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developing an agenda for research about policies to improve access to healthy foods in Rural Communities a concept mapping study
BMC Public Health, 2014Co-Authors: Donna B Johnson, Marilyn Sitaker, Alice S Ammerman, Carmen Byker, Sheila Fleischhacker, Jane Kolodinsky, Courtney A Pinard, Emilee L Quinn, Wesley Dean, Stephanie Jilcott B PittsAbstract:Background: Policies that improve access to healthy, affordable foods may improve population health and reduce health disparities. In the United States most food access policy research focuses on urban Communities even though residents of Rural Communities face disproportionately higher risk for nutrition-related chronic diseases compared to residents of urban Communities. The purpose of this study was to (1) identify the factors associated with access to healthy, affordable food in Rural Communities in the United States; and (2) prioritize a meaningful and feasible Rural food policy research agenda. Methods: This study was conducted by the Rural Food Access Workgroup (RFAWG), aw orkgroup facilitated by the Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network. A national sample of academic and non-academic researchers, public health and cooperative extension practitioners, and other experts who focus on Rural food access and economic development was invited to complete a concept mapping process that included brainstorming the factors that are associated with Rural food access, sorting and organizing the factors into similar domains, and rating the importance of policies and research to address these factors. As a last step, RFAWG members convened to interpret the data and establish research recommendations. Results: Seventy-five participants in the brainstorming exercise represented the following sectors: non-extension research (n = 27), non-extension program administration (n = 18), “other” (n = 14), policy advocacy (n = 10), and cooperative extension service (n = 6). The brainstorming exercise generated 90 distinct statements about factors associated with Rural food access in the United States; these were sorted into 5 clusters. Go Zones were established for the factors that were rated highly as both a priority policy target and a priority for research. The highest ranked policy and research priorities include strategies designed to build economic viability in Rural Communities, improve access to federal food and nutrition assistance programs, improve food retail systems, and increase the personal food production capacity of Rural residents. Respondents also prioritized the development of valid and reliable research methodologies to measure variables associated with Rural food access.
John Psarras - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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assessing energy sustainability of Rural Communities using principal component analysis
Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2012Co-Authors: Haris Doukas, Alexandra G Papadopoulou, Nikolaos Savvakis, Theocharis Tsoutsos, John PsarrasAbstract:Engaging Communities to action under the new climate change regime and fostering citizens to adopt sustainable energy patterns, remains still a challenge. A new impetus for commitment was put in place for local regions, through the Covenant of Mayors (CoM) initiative by the EU Communities. The key challenge is the penetration of Renewable Energy Sources (RES), since most Rural Communities have vast unexploited RES potential (solar, wind, biomass, etc.). RES promotion could also specifically support Rural Communities’ challenges as regards growth, jobs and sustainability, which are also aggravated by the current financial and economic crisis.
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assessing energy sustainability of Rural Communities using principal component analysis
Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2012Co-Authors: Haris Doukas, Alexandra G Papadopoulou, Nikolaos Savvakis, Theocharis Tsoutsos, John PsarrasAbstract:Abstract Engaging Communities to action under the new climate change regime and fostering citizens to adopt sustainable energy patterns, remains still a challenge. A new impetus for commitment was put in place for local regions, through the Covenant of Mayors (CoM) initiative by the EU Communities. The key challenge is the penetration of Renewable Energy Sources (RES), since most Rural Communities have vast unexploited RES potential (solar, wind, biomass, etc.). RES promotion could also specifically support Rural Communities’ challenges as regards growth, jobs and sustainability, which are also aggravated by the current financial and economic crisis. One of the most significant steps throughout participating in this initiative is the evaluation of the community's sustainable energy status. Aim of this paper is to assess Rural Communities’ energy sustainability using the Principal Component Analysis (PCA), based on the outputs of two European “Intelligent Energy For Europe” projects on the following regions: Mountainous and Agricultural Communities and Islands. Appropriate customization of the PCA will be elaborated, to aggregate sustainability indicators, capture related interactions and interdependences. The results of this study can support the monitoring of such Communities’ progress, which is an especially valuable parameter as concerns the development and mainly implementation of their Sustainable Energy Action Plans.
Haris Doukas - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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assessing energy sustainability of Rural Communities using principal component analysis
Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2012Co-Authors: Haris Doukas, Alexandra G Papadopoulou, Nikolaos Savvakis, Theocharis Tsoutsos, John PsarrasAbstract:Engaging Communities to action under the new climate change regime and fostering citizens to adopt sustainable energy patterns, remains still a challenge. A new impetus for commitment was put in place for local regions, through the Covenant of Mayors (CoM) initiative by the EU Communities. The key challenge is the penetration of Renewable Energy Sources (RES), since most Rural Communities have vast unexploited RES potential (solar, wind, biomass, etc.). RES promotion could also specifically support Rural Communities’ challenges as regards growth, jobs and sustainability, which are also aggravated by the current financial and economic crisis.
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assessing energy sustainability of Rural Communities using principal component analysis
Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2012Co-Authors: Haris Doukas, Alexandra G Papadopoulou, Nikolaos Savvakis, Theocharis Tsoutsos, John PsarrasAbstract:Abstract Engaging Communities to action under the new climate change regime and fostering citizens to adopt sustainable energy patterns, remains still a challenge. A new impetus for commitment was put in place for local regions, through the Covenant of Mayors (CoM) initiative by the EU Communities. The key challenge is the penetration of Renewable Energy Sources (RES), since most Rural Communities have vast unexploited RES potential (solar, wind, biomass, etc.). RES promotion could also specifically support Rural Communities’ challenges as regards growth, jobs and sustainability, which are also aggravated by the current financial and economic crisis. One of the most significant steps throughout participating in this initiative is the evaluation of the community's sustainable energy status. Aim of this paper is to assess Rural Communities’ energy sustainability using the Principal Component Analysis (PCA), based on the outputs of two European “Intelligent Energy For Europe” projects on the following regions: Mountainous and Agricultural Communities and Islands. Appropriate customization of the PCA will be elaborated, to aggregate sustainability indicators, capture related interactions and interdependences. The results of this study can support the monitoring of such Communities’ progress, which is an especially valuable parameter as concerns the development and mainly implementation of their Sustainable Energy Action Plans.
Donna B Johnson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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developing an agenda for research about policies to improve access to healthy foods in Rural Communities a concept mapping study
BMC Public Health, 2014Co-Authors: Donna B Johnson, Emilee Quinn, Marilyn Sitaker, Alice S Ammerman, Carmen Byker, Wesley R Dean, Sheila Fleischhacker, Jane Kolodinsky, Courtney A Pinard, Stephanie Jilcott B PittsAbstract:Policies that improve access to healthy, affordable foods may improve population health and reduce health disparities. In the United States most food access policy research focuses on urban Communities even though residents of Rural Communities face disproportionately higher risk for nutrition-related chronic diseases compared to residents of urban Communities. The purpose of this study was to (1) identify the factors associated with access to healthy, affordable food in Rural Communities in the United States; and (2) prioritize a meaningful and feasible Rural food policy research agenda. This study was conducted by the Rural Food Access Workgroup (RFAWG), a workgroup facilitated by the Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network. A national sample of academic and non-academic researchers, public health and cooperative extension practitioners, and other experts who focus on Rural food access and economic development was invited to complete a concept mapping process that included brainstorming the factors that are associated with Rural food access, sorting and organizing the factors into similar domains, and rating the importance of policies and research to address these factors. As a last step, RFAWG members convened to interpret the data and establish research recommendations. Seventy-five participants in the brainstorming exercise represented the following sectors: non-extension research (n = 27), non-extension program administration (n = 18), “other” (n = 14), policy advocacy (n = 10), and cooperative extension service (n = 6). The brainstorming exercise generated 90 distinct statements about factors associated with Rural food access in the United States; these were sorted into 5 clusters. Go Zones were established for the factors that were rated highly as both a priority policy target and a priority for research. The highest ranked policy and research priorities include strategies designed to build economic viability in Rural Communities, improve access to federal food and nutrition assistance programs, improve food retail systems, and increase the personal food production capacity of Rural residents. Respondents also prioritized the development of valid and reliable research methodologies to measure variables associated with Rural food access. This collaborative, trans-disciplinary, participatory process, created a map to guide and prioritize research about polices to improve healthy, affordable food access in Rural Communities.
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developing an agenda for research about policies to improve access to healthy foods in Rural Communities a concept mapping study
BMC Public Health, 2014Co-Authors: Donna B Johnson, Marilyn Sitaker, Alice S Ammerman, Carmen Byker, Sheila Fleischhacker, Jane Kolodinsky, Courtney A Pinard, Emilee L Quinn, Wesley Dean, Stephanie Jilcott B PittsAbstract:Background: Policies that improve access to healthy, affordable foods may improve population health and reduce health disparities. In the United States most food access policy research focuses on urban Communities even though residents of Rural Communities face disproportionately higher risk for nutrition-related chronic diseases compared to residents of urban Communities. The purpose of this study was to (1) identify the factors associated with access to healthy, affordable food in Rural Communities in the United States; and (2) prioritize a meaningful and feasible Rural food policy research agenda. Methods: This study was conducted by the Rural Food Access Workgroup (RFAWG), aw orkgroup facilitated by the Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network. A national sample of academic and non-academic researchers, public health and cooperative extension practitioners, and other experts who focus on Rural food access and economic development was invited to complete a concept mapping process that included brainstorming the factors that are associated with Rural food access, sorting and organizing the factors into similar domains, and rating the importance of policies and research to address these factors. As a last step, RFAWG members convened to interpret the data and establish research recommendations. Results: Seventy-five participants in the brainstorming exercise represented the following sectors: non-extension research (n = 27), non-extension program administration (n = 18), “other” (n = 14), policy advocacy (n = 10), and cooperative extension service (n = 6). The brainstorming exercise generated 90 distinct statements about factors associated with Rural food access in the United States; these were sorted into 5 clusters. Go Zones were established for the factors that were rated highly as both a priority policy target and a priority for research. The highest ranked policy and research priorities include strategies designed to build economic viability in Rural Communities, improve access to federal food and nutrition assistance programs, improve food retail systems, and increase the personal food production capacity of Rural residents. Respondents also prioritized the development of valid and reliable research methodologies to measure variables associated with Rural food access.
Galen Eldridge - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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understanding barriers and facilitators to healthy eating and active living in Rural Communities
Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2014Co-Authors: Rebecca A Seguin, Leah M Connor, Miriam E Nelson, Andrea Z Lacroix, Galen EldridgeAbstract:Objective. Studies demonstrate that people’s food and physical activity (PA) environments influence behavior, yet research examining this in Rural Communities is limited. Methods. Focus groups of 8–15 women were conducted in Rural Communities in seven US states. Questions were designed to identify factors within residents’ food and PA environments they felt helped or hindered them from eating healthfully and being physically active. Results. Participants were aged 30–84 years; mean (SD) = 61 (14) (). On average, Communities had fewer than 5,000 residents. Limited time, social norms, and distances from or lack of exercise facilities were common PA barriers. Facilitators for PA included social support, dog walking, and availability of affordable facilities. Healthy eating barriers included the perception that healthy foods were too expensive; calorically dense large portion sizes served at family meals; and frequency of eating foods away from home, which were perceived as generally unhealthy. Healthy eating supports included culture/value around local food gathering (e.g., hunting and gardening) and preservation (e.g., canning and smoking). Friends and family were frequently identified as key influencers of eating and PA behavior. Conclusions. Targeting both social and built environment factors, particularly those unique to Rural locales, may enhance support for healthy eating and PA behavior change interventions.
