Browsing by Author "McGuirt, Jared T."
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Association between Spatial Access to Food Outlets, Frequency of Grocery Shopping, and Objectively-Assessed and Self-Reported Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
McGuirt, Jared T.; Pitts, Stephanie B. Jilcott; Gustafson, Alison (2018-12-13)Because supermarkets are a critical part of the community food environment, the purpose of this paper is to examine the association between accessibility to the supermarket where participants were surveyed, frequency of ... -
Baseline Assessment of a Healthy Corner Store Initiative: Associations between Food Store Environments, Shopping Patterns, Customer Purchases, and Dietary Intake in Eastern North Carolina
Jilcott Pitts, Stephanie Bell; Wu, Qiang; Laska, Melissa Nelson; Grinchak, Taras; McGuirt, Jared T.; Haynes-Maslow, Lindsey; Bell, Ronny A.; Ammerman, Alice S.; Truesdale, Kimberly P. (2017) -
Conducting Community Audits to Evaluate Community Resources for Healthful Lifestyle Behaviors: An Illustration From Rural Eastern North Carolina
McGuirt, Jared T.; Jilcott Pitts, Stephanie Bell; Vu, Maihan B.; Keyserling, Thomas C. (2011-11) -
Disparities in healthy food zoning, farmers’ market availability, and fruit and vegetable consumption among North Carolina residents
Mayo Acheson, Mariel Leah; Jilcott Pitts, Stephanie Bell; Ward, Rachel K.; Wu, Qiang; McGuirt, Jared T.; Bullock, Sally L.; Lancaster, Mandee F.; Raines, Justin; Ammerman, Alice S. (2015-08-25)Background Context and purpose of the study. To examine (1) associations between county-level zoning to support farmers’ market placement and county-level farmers’ market availability, rural/urban designation, percent ... -
Farm Fresh Foods for Healthy Kids (F3HK): An innovative community supported agriculture intervention to prevent childhood obesity in low-income families and strengthen local agricultural economies
Seguin, Rebecca A.; Morgan, Emily H.; Hanson, Karla L.; Ammerman, Alice S.; Jilcott Pitts, Stephanie B.; Kolodinsky, Jane; Sitaker, Marilyn; Becot, Florence A.; Connor, Leah M.; Garner, Jennifer A.; McGuirt, Jared T. (2017-04)Background: Childhood obesity persists in the United States and is associated with serious health problems. Higher rates of obesity among children from disadvantaged households may be, in part, attributable to disparities ... -
Farmers’ market use is associated with fruit and vegetable consumption in diverse southern rural communities
Jilcott Pitts, Stephanie Bell; Gustafson, Alison; Wu, Qiang; Mayo, Mariel Leah; Ward, Rachel K.; McGuirt, Jared T.; Rafferty, Ann P.; Lancaster, Mandee F.; Evenson, Kelly R.; Keyserling, Thomas C.; Ammerman, Alice S. (2014)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 ... -
Formative Evaluation for a Healthy Corner Store Initiative in Pitt County, North Carolina: Assessing the Rural Food Environment, Part 1
Pitts, Stephanie B. Jilcott; Bringolf, Karamie R.; Lawton, Katherine K.; McGuirt, Jared T.; Wall-Bassett, Elizabeth; Morgan, Jo; Laska, Melissa Nelson; Sharkey, Joseph R. (2013)Introduction Obesity prevalence in the rural United States is higher than in urban or suburban areas, perhaps as a result of the food environment. Because rural residents live farther from supermarkets than their urban- ... -
Formative Evaluation for a Healthy Corner Store Initiative in Pitt County, North Carolina: Engaging Stakeholders for a Healthy Corner Store Initiative, Part 2
Pitts, Stephanie B. Jilcott; Bringolf, Karamie R.; Lloyd, Cameron L.; McGuirt, Jared T.; Lawton, Katherine K.; Morgan, Jo (2013) -
A Four-Year Observational Study to Examine the Dietary Impact of the North Carolina Healthy Food Small Retailer Program, 2017–2020
Jilcott Pitts, Stephanie B.; Rafferty, Ann P.; Johnson, Nevin; Kaur, Archana P.; Wu, Qiang; Truesdale, Kimberly P.; Haynes-Maslow, Lindsey; Boys, Kathryn A.; McGuirt, Jared T.; Fleischhacker, Sheila; Bell, Ronny A.; Ammerman, Alice S.; Laska, Melissa N. (2021) -
Nutrition-Related Policy and Environmental Strategies to Prevent Obesity in Rural Communities: A Systematic Review of the Literature, 2002–2013
Calancie, Larissa; Leeman, Jennifer; Jilcott Pitts, Stephanie Bell; Khan, Laura Kettel; Fleischhacker, Sheila; Evenson, Kelly R.; Schreiner, Michelle; Byker, Carmen; Owens, Clint; McGuirt, Jared T.; Barnidge, Ellen; Dean, Wesley; Johnson, Donna B.; Kolodinsky, Jane; Piltch, Emily; Pinard, Courtney; Quinn, Emilee; Whetstone, Lauren; Ammerman, Alice S. (2015) -
One-Year Follow-Up Examination of the Impact of the North Carolina Healthy Food Small Retailer Program on Healthy Food Availability, Purchases, and Consumption
Jilcott Pitts, Stephanie B; Wu, Qiang; Truesdale, Kimberly P.; Haynes-Maslow, Lindsey; McGuirt, Jared T.; Ammerman, Alice S.; Bell, Ronny A.; Laska, Melissa N. (2018-11-28)We examined the short-term impact of the North Carolina Healthy Food Small Retailer Program (HFSRP), a legislatively appropriated bill providing funding up to $25,000 to small food retailers for equipment to stock and ... -
A possible dose–response association between distance to farmers’ markets and roadside produce stands, frequency of shopping, fruit and vegetable consumption, and body mass index among customers in the Southern United States
Jilcott Pitts, Stephanie Bell; Hinkley, Jedediah; Wu, Qiang; McGuirt, Jared T.; Lyonnais, Mary Jane; Rafferty, Ann P.; Whitt, Olivia R.; Winterbauer, Nancy L.; Phillips, Lisa (2017-01)Background: The association between farmers’ market characteristics and consumer shopping habits remains unclear. Our objective was to examine associations among distance to farmers’ markets, amenities within farmers’ markets, ... -
Qualitative Perspectives of the North Carolina Healthy Food Small Retailer Program Among Customers in Participating Stores Located in Food Deserts
Haynes-Maslow, Lindsey; Jilcott-Pitts, Stephanie B.; Boys, Kathryn A.; McGuirt, Jared T.; Fleischhacker, Sheila; Ammerman, Alice S.; Johnson, Nevin; Kelley, Casey; Donadio, Victoria E.; Bell, Ronny A.; Laska, Melissa N. (2021-07-27)